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OverviewManchester Happened is a masterful collection of short stories by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, whose debut novel Kintu was published to great acclaim earlier this year. Set in Manchester and Kampala, the stories form a moving and powerful work about the experience of immigration and about how we treat each other as human beings, and makes an important contribution to one of the most pressing societal and political issues of the day. Following on from the huge success of Kintu, Manchester Happened – whose eponymous story won the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize – is an essential collection from an extraordinarily talented writer. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer Nansubuga MakumbiPublisher: Oneworld Publications Imprint: Oneworld Publications Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.50cm ISBN: 9781786075895ISBN 10: 178607589 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 23 May 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviews`Majestic...exactly the stories we all need.' * <i>Los Angeles Times</i> * `In her latest collection of short stories, Jennifer Makumbi speaks to the struggles of immigration... As much as their tone is light...they are also evidently indirectly political. You cannot run away from the searing undertones of alienation, struggle with identity, and finding a home away from home.' * <i>The Star,</i> (Kenya) * `In her latest collection of short stories, Jennifer Makumbi speaks to the struggles of immigration... As much as their tone is light...they are also evidently indirectly political. You cannot run away from the searing undertones of alienation, struggle with identity, and finding a home away from home.' * <i>The Star,</i> (Kenya) * Praise for Kintu: `Inventive in scope, masterful in execution, [Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi] does for Ugandan literature what Chinua Achebe did for Nigerian writing.' Guardian `A multi-character epic that emphatically lives up to its ambition.' Sunday Times `A soaring and sublime epic. One of those great stories that was just waiting to be told.' Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings Author InformationJennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, a Ugandan novelist and short story writer, has a PhD from Lancaster University. Her first novel, Kintu, won the Kwani? Manuscript Project in 2013 and her story 'Let's Tell This Story Properly' won the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She lives in Manchester with her husband and son. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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