Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor es una aclamada autora keniana cuyas obras profundizan en los intrincados temas de la historia y la identidad. Su escritura es reconocida por su lenguaje poético y su capacidad para pintar vívidos retratos del pasado. Owuor se enfoca en representar la vulnerabilidad y la resiliencia de la experiencia humana, a menudo a través del prisma de la agitación social y política. Su contribución literaria reside en su exploración urgente pero lírica de la África postcolonial.
When a contingent of cultural emissaries from China invite Ayaana abroad, she embarks on a dramatic ship's journey to the Far East, where she will make friends and enemies; and, at last, find understanding where she least expects it
"Dust" is a powerful debut novel set in Kenya, where the murder of a young man unearths buried memories for his grieving father and sister. As they navigate their loss, secrets of their family's past and the nation's turmoil from the 1950s and 60s emerge, revealing profound truths hidden in the drylands.
An audacious and beautiful novel that is both a unique family saga and a spellbinding story of the country of Kenya