* Title: Half Portraits Under Water * Author(s) name(s): Dennis Mugaa * ISBN (or ASIN): 978-978-60500-1-0 * Publisher: Masobe Books * Publication Date Year: 2024 * Publication Date Month: August * Publication Date Day: 14 * Page count: 232 * Format (such as paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc): Paperback * Description: Half Portraits Under Water is a collection of ten loosely interlinked stories that explore love, loss, and the interconnected nature of human experiences.
In Kenya, a politician is murdered in broad daylight and several testimonies narrated to an unseen commissioner tries to get to the truth; a mother desperately tries to protect her freedom-fighting son from a ruthless and vindictive government regime; a young boy in a slum heads to a football pitch with his friend for what would be the last time as his country shifts politically to a new power; in an elite school for gifted young adults, a girl with a despotic father disappears and soon her three friends have to make a deal with the devil in order to hold on to their dreams.
Through these ten stories set against the moving backdrop of sociopolitical changes in different countries, discover the profound connections that shape our lives, intertwining themes of love, grief, and what it means to be deeply, unflinchingly human. * Language (for non-English books): English
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* Author(s) name(s): Dennis Mugaa
* ISBN (or ASIN): 978-978-60500-1-0
* Publisher: Masobe Books
* Publication Date Year: 2024
* Publication Date Month: August
* Publication Date Day: 14
* Page count: 232
* Format (such as paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc): Paperback
* Description: Half Portraits Under Water is a collection of ten loosely interlinked stories that explore love, loss, and the interconnected nature of human experiences.
In Kenya, a politician is murdered in broad daylight and several testimonies narrated to an unseen commissioner tries to get to the truth; a mother desperately tries to protect her freedom-fighting son from a ruthless and vindictive government regime; a young boy in a slum heads to a football pitch with his friend for what would be the last time as his country shifts politically to a new power; in an elite school for gifted young adults, a girl with a despotic father disappears and soon her three friends have to make a deal with the devil in order to hold on to their dreams.
Through these ten stories set against the moving backdrop of sociopolitical changes in different countries, discover the profound connections that shape our lives, intertwining themes of love, grief, and what it means to be deeply, unflinchingly human.
* Language (for non-English books): English
* Link to book page which includes the cover on a NON-BOOKSELLER site, such as a publisher site, an author site, etc. If linking to a site such as Imgur, Dropbox, etc. please state the original source of the image. No B&N or other bookseller links can be used as sources for covers or other book data, with the exception of Amazon and its subsidiaries. https://masobebooks.com/ng/book/half-...