Browse Items (57 total)

  • Collection: Swahili

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A story with a clear realistic slant of a poor family forced to live in grinding poverty by the social inequalities of present-day Tanzania. The main character is a child who, not knowing his father, struggles for identity and respect.

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This recently published novel deals with the problematic life of youth in the city and the negative consequences of forced marriages.

Call Number: PL8704.K258 H35 2002

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A historical novel that takes place during the Mau Mau insurgency in Kenya during the early 1950’s. Relates the suffering of a Kikuyu girl, Mumbi, whose boyfriend is killed in the struggle. She is raped by a collaborationist chief and dies in…

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Shaaban Robert is credited with introducing the essay (insha) into Swahili Literature.

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A socio-politically committed play that criticizes some of the shortcomings of the ujamaa village scheme, particularly the dishonesty of the leaders and laziness of some of the villagers.

Call Number: PZ90.S94 N45

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A historical novel dealing with ethnic violence in Kenya in the early 1990’s. Two friends of different ethnic groups find themselves involved in a tribal conflict against their will and struggle to preserve their friendship.

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This is a “local color” novelette that is another very early work of Kiswahili prose. In its depiction of life in a typical Zanzibari village, it is perhaps more informative of local customs than of notable literary value. The two main characters,…

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Kusadikika is the name of an imaginary country, based on the Swahili verb kusadiki (to believe). It is a satire on greed and the abuse of power that speaks for the common people who are not allowed to question anything but are only expected to…

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A play based on the ‘Otieno case’ that took place in western Kenya in 1987. The case, involving the death of a well-known Luo lawyer, divided Kenya public opinion at the time and led to ethnic conflict. The controversy in the case ensued between the…

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A seven-act play set in Tanzania at the time of the war with Uganda, which dramatically impoverished the country. The plot centers on a Tanzanian family attempting to deal with the reduced circumstances of life caused by the shortage of many…
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