Rinsing Mũkami's Soul
$41.16
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
12 November 2024
Summary
An incisive novel laying bare the contradictory societal response to gender, sex and redemption. Rinsing Mukami’s Soul looks at revenge as a powerful tool for reclamation when young Mukami’s carefully ordered life is cruelly thrust into scandal.
Njambi McGrath, award winning author of Through the Leopard’s Gaze, delivers this stunning debut novel examining the validity of fury as response when a young Kenyan girl’s mistakes in first love are ruthlessly held against h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914344831 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1914344839 |
| Author: | Njambi McGrath |
| Publisher: | Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
| Imprint: | Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 12 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 238mm x 164mm x 34mm |
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What a heart wrenching book… I loved the interweaving of Gĩkũyũ mythology, distant, and past history with Mũkami’s desperate life. A clever mind with sharp skill is clearly at work here. Events tied together in strange, mysterious ways. The book is both extended metaphor and identifiably Kenyan. * Makena Onjerika, 2018 Winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing *Rinsing Mukami’s Soul’ is an immersive experience. We fall in love with Mukami from the first page, as she experiences the turbulence and thrill of first love. We stay with Mukami as her world tumbles and she tries to save herself. McGrath takes us on a gritty yet spirited ride through 1980s Kenya, a society wrestling with corruption and grief in the wake of independence. McGrath is a talented writer. She manages to balance brutal realities with a light humourous touch that make ‘Rinsing Mukami’s Soul’ a meaningful and entertaining read. * Isabelle Dupuy, Living the Dream *
About The Author
Njambi McGrath
Njambi McGrath is a Kenyan born, UK based comedian and author. She was voted 1 of 5 top female comedians to watch by Fabolus Magazine 2012. She has been called the Important Voice by The Times and her comedy has been called ‘Trailblazing’ by The Guardian. Njambi was nominated Best Newcomer Black Comedy Awards 2012 and recently won the 2019 NATYS Award. She has also appeared on BBC World New Years Comedy, and BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live.
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