ISBN | 9789966465528 |
Pages | 160 |
Dimensions | 203 x 127 mm |
Published | 1988 |
Publisher | East African Educational Publishers, Kenya |
Format | Paperback |
Son of Woman
by Charles Mangua
An instant success and bestseller in Kenya, which ran into 6 reprints, this prize-winning novel marked the beginning of popular literature in Kenya. Mangua's novel is a fictional, autobiographical account of the son of a prostitute. The male narrator describes his life as the orphan of a prostitute in the slums of Nairobi, a young man frequenting bars and brothels, a student, corrupt civil servant and seasonal convict. His is a humorous and cynical account revealing much about the unsavoury aspects of a world experiencing rapid social change.
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