Authors To Read

[Marieke]

Please make suggestions of authors you'd like to read this year.

[Liralen]

Binyavanga Wainaina
Wambui B. Githiora
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Is this one just Kenyan?

[Marieke]

Yes, just Kenyan. But any ethnic background including white and Asian.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I nominate Mike Resnick specifically for Kirinyaga (not his other works... he is not Kenyan.)

[Marieke]

Oh but he's American. The authors for this need to be Kenyan. But the book looks interesting!

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Marieke wrote: "Oh but he's American. The authors for this need to be Kenyan. But the book looks interesting!"

Ah okay. Are these rules somewhere? I have a hard time keeping track! Maybe when we post new challenges, the rules could be posted alongside!

[Marieke]

good idea...I will make an intro thread. I didn't create a challenge but I like that idea! I think it could be fun.

[Marieke]

Jenny, I made the intro thread, but have not created the challenge yet.
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Beverly]

I nominate M.G. Vassanji - specifically for The In-Between World of Vikram Lall.

The author was born in Kenya and raised in Tanzania and a lot of books are deals with the Asian- descents in East Africa but The In-Between World of Vikram Lall does deal with Kenya.

[Beverly]

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Grace Ogot
Warsan Shire
Meja Mwangi
Lily Mabura

[Tinea, Nonfiction Logistician]

Oh, Warsan Shire, yes!

you have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land
http://seekershub.org/blog/2015/09/ho...

[Beverly]

Tinea wrote: "Oh, Warsan Shire, yes!

you have to understand,
that no one puts their children in a boat
unless the water is safer than the land
http://seekershub.org/blog/2015/09/ho..."

That certainly is a powerful statement!

[Jenny]

Hi, everyone-
Here are some suggestions:

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
• Dust

Wanjiku Wa Ngugi
• Fall of Saints

Hartley, Aiden
• The Zanzibar Chest

Ngugi Wa Thiang’o
• The River Between
• A Grain of Wheat
• Wizard of the Crow

Binyavangna Wainaina
• One Day I Will Write about this Place

Mukoma Wa Ngugi (born in US but grew up in Kenya, I think. Also, these are crime/suspense. Don’t know if these qualify?) :-)
• Black Star Nairobi
• Nairobi Heat

M.G. Vassanji
• The Book of Secrets
• The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
• The Magic of Saida

Looking forward to reading these!

Jenny

[Tinea, Nonfiction Logistician]

Jenny wrote: "Hi, everyone-
Here are some suggestions:

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
• Dust

Wanjiku Wa Ngugi
• Fall of Saints

Hartley, Aiden
• The Zanzibar Chest

Ngugi Wa Thiang’o
• The River Between
• A Grain of Wh..."

Yesss! Thanks for this post! Kenyan literature looks soooo good.

[Marieke]

Dust is sooo good!

And Ngugi's son's work totally counts. I'd like to read more of his work. I like thrillers and it's nice to have a break from the heavier stuff :)

[Beverly]

Marieke wrote: "Dust is sooo good!

And Ngugi's son's work totally counts. I'd like to read more of his work. I like thrillers and it's nice to have a break from the heavier stuff :)"

I really enjoyed his mystery series!

[Niraj]

N'gugi wa Thongo - only because I've taken out 'A Grain of Wheat' umpteen times, always said I'd read it, but never did in the end... Ah, the life of a procrastinator...

[Niraj]

Some of the other recommendations are fascinating - will certainly be checking those out at a later date!

[Leo]

Anyone read this lady? Good article too
Why I chose an African publisher over a western one
http://gu.com/p/4taqb?CMP=Share_Andro...

[Liralen]

In Dependence is on my to-read list, but I haven't gotten my hands on a copy yet.