Stanley Gazemba’s Forbidden Fruit is finally getting the global recognition it deserves. The novel was originally published in Nairobi under the title The Stone Hills of Maragoli and won the Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature. But a couple of months ago, The Mantle reissued the novel to a wider audience. The novel opens with a heart-thumping […]
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How a Gardener Became a Novelist: The Case of Stanley Gazemba
Vegetables are generally underrated food items. They are not as fun and flavorful as other culinary favorites like meats and grains. And we sure wouldn’t peg them for being inspirational. But not so for Kenyan writer Gazemba. In a beautiful and detailed account of his journey to becoming a debut novelist, Gazemba reveals that the […]
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