The novels both record and provoke these debates. Based on the study of more than 175 Swahili novels by almost 100 authors, Garnier brings to light a body of work much neglected by African literary ...
Enock Matundura teaches Kiswahili literature at Chuka University and Rachel Maina teaches Swahili literature at Mount Kenya University.
Many Kenyans who read it in school have spoken about how the novel, a tale of triumph over adversity, helped them love Swahili literature - which is something Kenyans often find difficult to do.