Igereka and Other African Narratives

Igereka and Other African Narratives

John Ruganda

One day the king's men are out hunting and find Igreka, starving and neglected to such a degree that they are unsure whether he is human or animal. Igeraka soon falls in love with the king's daughter, Nyangunga, who according to some, marries a beast. The author's concern is how to present the story telling it from three different perspectives. First Nyangunga's father, the king, gives an account; the middle part of the story is told by Bubi, a second daughter who lets events speak for themselves, concealing herself, her age and gender, as narrator. Finally Nyangunga's mother describes her daughter's fate from a less compromising, feminist perspective.

ISBN 9789966251077 | 168 pages | 229 x 152 mm | 2002 | East African Educational Publishers, Kenya | Paperback

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About the Author

John Ruganda

John Ruganda is a professor of creative writing, and has taught at the University of Nairobi, Makerere University and the University of North, South Africa. He is best known as a playwright, who contributed to the development of theatre in East Africa and worked with the Makerere Travelling Theatre, the University of Nairobi's Travelling Theatre and the Nairobi University Players.

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