Benni Kamba 009 in the equatorial assignment

by David G. Maillu (Artist)

Genres: Fiction

155 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

David Maillu was born in colonial Kenya on 19 October 1939. He went to school at age 12, at a Salvation Army School. After four years, he sat for a national colonial education examination, called Common Entrance Examination after which he joined Intermediate School whereby we sat for the Kenya African Primary Education (KAPE). There would be another examination after two years, called Kenya Junior Secondary Education, then finally the East Africa Cambridge School Certificate examination (The O-Level).

He went to a technical school to Painting and Decorating, which took 3 years. He also enrolled for the British Tutorial College, to study for the High School education. Right from his Intermediate and Technical Schools, he developed passion in African Art, Literature and Sociology.

He is married to a German, Hannelore, from Berlin.

Reviews

[Wamuyu Gachuru · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm a lover of African literature and this book, I'd give it a 10/10. I loved the way the author took us through the life of Ben as he was undertaking this assignment. The photos of the main characters at the front helped me visualize each and every single scenario which just added to the reading experience.

[Chris Yemi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible plot. Writer read 007 books and decided to write his own.