Nairobi Noir
Brooklyn, New York, USA : Akashic Books, [2020]
Format: Book
Description: 244 pages : map ; 21 cm.
"Racial, religious, and class divides are acutely observed in the 14 new stories from Kenyan writers . . . Crime fiction fans will find much to savor." --Publishers Weekly
Akashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.
Brand-new stories by: Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Stanley Gazemba, Ngumi Kibera, Peter Kimani, Winfred Kiunga, Kinyanjui Kombani, Caroline Mose, Kevin Mwachiro, Wanjiku wa Ngugi, Faith Oneya, Makena Onjerika, Troy Onyango, J.E. Sibi-Okumu, and Rasna Warah.
Series: Akashic noir series.
Contents:
Introduction. Concrete jungle / Peter Kimani -- Part I: The hunters. She dug two graves / Winfred Kiunga -- Number Sita / Kevin Mwachiro -- Andaki / Kinyanjui Kombani -- A song from a forgotten place / Troy Onyango -- Mathree / Makena Onjerika -- Part II: The hunted. Blood sister / Peter Kimani -- Say you are not my son / Faith Oneya -- For our mothers / Wanjikū wa Ngūgī -- Plot ten / Caroline Mose -- Have another roti / Rasna Warah -- Part III: The herders. Belonging / J.E. Sibi-Okumu -- The hermit in the helmet / Ngūgi wa Thiong'o -- Turn on the lights / Stanley Gazemba -- The night beat / Ngumi Kibera.
Subjects:
Crime scenes -- Kenya -- Nairobi -- Fiction.
Kenyans -- Fiction.
Short stories, Kenyan (English)
Nairobi (Kenya) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Nairobi (Kenya) -- Fiction.
Crime scenes -- Kenya -- Nairobi -- Fiction.
Kenyans -- Fiction.
Short stories, Kenyan (English)
Nairobi (Kenya) -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
Nairobi (Kenya) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
1617757543
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Nairobi | Main (Downtown) | Second Level, Fiction | In |