Kintu by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
A sweeping multigenerational saga set in Buganda that traces the aftermath of an ancestral act—treated as a curse—through successive descendants, weaving oral history, myth and hard political history as family members confront tradition, colonialism, Christianity, gendered violence, land disputes and personal betrayals; intimate stories of love, motherhood and survival are used to explore identity, memory and the heavy, often tragic burden of inherited legacies on both a family and a nation.
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- Published
- 2014
- Nationality
- Ugandan
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 442
- Original Language
- English
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