Nest of Stones Kenyan Narratives in Verse

Name: Nest of Stones Kenyan Narratives in Verse
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ISBN: 9789956578306

ISBN-10: 9956578304

ISBN-13: 9789956578306

Edition: 2010

Authors: Wanjohi wa Makokha

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Wanjohi wa Makokha#xCC;s Nest of Stones is the second book of poems, since the publication of Sitawa Namwalie#xCC;s Cut off my Tongue (Storymoja: 2009), devoted in principal To The moment of the 2007-2008 Kenyan Crisis. The crisis is locally known as the Post-Election Violence (PEV). The book collects over sixty pieces of his recent verse chosen on the basis of artistic merit and social relevance. The poems focus sharply on the tumultuous period between the General Elections of 2007 and August 4th Referendum of 2010. Some of the poems relate to events drawn out of earlier moments in Kenyan history but are invoked as contexts of the recent discord. Wa Makokha#xCC;s interesting narratives are…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group
Publication date: 11/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English