'Ugandan literature can boast of an international superstar in Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi' Economist
An award-winning debut that vividly reimagines Uganda’s troubled history through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan
In this epic tale of fate, fortune and legacy, Jennifer Makumbi vibrantly brings to life this corner of Africa and this colourful family as she reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan.
The year is 1750. Kintu Kidda sets out for the capital to pledge allegiance to the new leader of the Buganda kingdom. Along the way he unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations. Blending oral tradition, myth, folktale and history, Makumbi weaves together the stories of Kintu’s descendants as they seek to break free from the burden of their past to produce a majestic tale of clan and country – a modern classic.
- ISBN10 1786073773
- ISBN13 9781786073778
- Publish Date 25 January 2018 (first published 17 April 2017)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 August 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oneworld Publications
- Edition Hardback
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 432
- Language English