East Africa
Kenya
Contemporary
English
Fiction
Vikram Lall, an Asian Kenyan, narrates his family's history through Kenya's independence and its descent into corruption, placed between Black, white, and Asian communities — belonging fully to none.
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Giller Prize; Vassanji's most celebrated novel; a vital perspective on Kenya's complex ethnic history
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editorial-summarynot primary textVikram Lall, an Asian Kenyan, narrates his family's history through Kenya's independence and its descent into corruption, placed between Black, white, and Asian communities — belonging fully to none. Giller Prize; Vassanji's most celebrated novel; a vital perspective on Kenya's complex ethnic history
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