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Uganda s history reimagined through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan in an award winning debut.In 1750, Kintu Kidda unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations In this ambitious tale of a clan and of a nation, Makumbi weaves together the stories of Kintu s descendants as they seek to break from the burden of their shared past and reconcile the inheritance of tradition and the modern world that is their future. New Read [ Kintu ] author [ Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Kintu opens with unbridled authority and mercilessness In just a few pages a man has been hunted down by an angry mob in Uganda He is then brained with a concrete slab his woman is left in widowhood and has the hard task of dealing with her man s debt Blood flows easily, and quickly, when your family s steps are haunted by a curse that spans generations.I found this such an effective piece of storytelling, the idea that the history of our ancestors never full leaves us and has the potential Kintu opens with unbridled authority and mercilessness In just a few pages a man has been hunted down by an angry mob in Uganda He is then brained with a concre...An impressive debut novel, which takes place across three centuries and multiple generations in what would eventually be called Uganda The first major event is the sudden violent death of a man named Kamu, beaten to death by a mob Then the story jumps back to the 18th century, concerning a distant relative of his clan, a provincial governor paying tribute to a new king In a fit of rage, he slaps his adoptive son, a Rwandan, in the back of the head, and the boy falls dead He is buried hastily An impres...Ohhhhhhhh, my friends, get ready for this one It s a Commonwealth Prize winning story about the Kintu Kidda s clan in Uganda and the centuries long history of the family s cursed bloodline, starting in 1750 Makumbi breaks the book up into six parts and details the lives of Kintu s descendants and what it means to live in the shadow of the curse a they try to carve out their own futures What a fantastic read Backlist bump I Do Not Come to You by Chance by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani Another ama Ohhhhhhhh, my friends, get ready for this one It s a Commonwealth Prize winning story about the Kintu Kidda s clan in Uganda and the centuries long history of the family s cursed bloodline, starting in 1750 Makumbi breaks the book up into six parts and details the lives of Kintu s descendants and what it means to live in the shadow of the curse a they try to carve out their own futures What a fantastic read Backlist bump I Do Not Come to You by Ch...The novel Kintu by debut novelist Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has been frequently compared to Yaa Gyasi s hugely popular Homegoing because of its structure as an African family epic However, Homegoing begins in the Gold Coast of West Africa now Ghana and Kintu takes place in the Buganda kingdom today known as the Republic of Uganda Makumbi s ambitious tale begins in 1750 when Kintu Kidda, the leader Ppookino of the Buddu Province, travels with a group of men to swear loyalty to th The novel Kintu by debut novelist Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has been frequently compared to Yaa Gyasi s hugely popular Homegoing because of its structure as an African family epic However, Homegoing begins in the Gold Coast of West Africa now Ghana and Kintu takes place in the Buganda kingdom today known as the Republic of Uganda Makumbi s ambitious tale begins in 1750 when Kintu Kidda, the leader Ppookino of the Buddu Province, travels with a group of men to swear loyalty to the new king kabaka of the entire...I absolutely agree with the other reviewers saying this should be compulsory reading for humans At minimum freshman year read for university students or enter the cannon of literature greats for any intro course.Makumbi is a brilliant writer the prose is gorgeous but it isn t flashy and I love her for that It is in that way deeply inviting, easy to read, but still quite entrancing Her short story Let s Tell This Story Properly evidences the same style.I read this book easily even as I was I absolutely agree with the other reviewers saying this should be compulsory r...1750 Buddu Province, BugandaKintu is the name of a clan, the original clan elder Kintu Kidda fell in love with Nnakato, an identical twin the younger and her family refuse to allow him to marry her unless he married her sister Babirye first He refused They resisted He relented.Kintu s mind lingered on the primal conflict that led to a soul splitting into twins No matter how he looked at it, life was tragic If the soul is at conflict even at this remotest level of existence, what chance do 1750 Buddu Province, BugandaKintu is the name of a clan, the original clan elder Kintu Kidda fell in love with Nnakato, an identical twin the younger and her family refuse to allow him to marry her unless he married h...4.5 starsThis is a big, ambitious book, relating the story of an extended family that begins with a patriarch in 1750 and then jumps ahead to 2004, tracing the fortunes of his descendants in modern Uganda It s been much discussed as a very Ugandan book, written for local readers and enjoying massive popularity there, but it s an excellent novel with much to offer international readers as well.The story begins in the old kingdom of Buganda, where Kintu Kiddu, a governor, journeys to the capital 4.5 starsThis is a big, ambitious book, relating the story of an extended family that begins with a patriarch in 1750 and then jumps ahead to 2004, tracing the fortunes of his descendants in modern Uganda It s been much discussed as a very Ugandan book, written for local readers and enjoying massive popularity there, but it s an excellent novel with much to offer international readers as well.The story begins in the old kingdom of Buganda, where Kintu Kiddu, a governor, journeys to the capital to pay his respects to a new king, who ...Reviewed here I am alwaysimpressed by the language of a book how words are woven together to deliver the stories, than the themes The words are what make me pause and go over a paragraph, just so I can get as much pleasure from it as was intended When it comes to language, Makumbi delivers beautifully The book is sprinkled with enough Luganda not to turn off any non Luganda speaker and yet enough to make the book very authentic to the place wher Reviewed here I am alwaysimpressed by the language of a book how words are woven together to...I m a sucker for multigenerational family epics, especially when there s a curse at the centre of the story I wasn t always dazzled by the plot or characters, but I enjoyed learning so much about Ugandan hist...Definitely a winner.This is a book that you just immerse yourself in, because Makumbi doesn t make it straightforward in time and since she is writing for Ugandans, not Western readers, you are at sea in the culture But gradually stories and beliefs begin to cohere Although I remained of two minds about whether there is a spirit world that actually affects events, or the problems are based in our modern factual and scientific understanding of the world In a very good article interview at Stra Definitely a winner.This is a book that you just immerse yourself in, because Makumbi doesn t make it straightforward in time and since she is writing for Ugandans, not Western readers, you are at sea in the culture But gradually stories and beliefs begin to cohere Although I remained of two minds about whether there is a spirit world that actually affects events, or the problems are based in our modern factual and scientific understanding of the world In a very good article interview at Strange Horizons Makumbi says this duality is very much a Ugandan way of living, and is intended in her novel.I definitely recommend the article because there are layers of the story that weren t obvious to me, especially regarding some of the names But there are so many fascinating characters and stories that missing some of the Biblical implications Ham threads throughout still leaves you with a page turner that is...

Kintu
  • English
  • 26 February 2018
  • Paperback
  • 442 pages
  • Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
  • Kintu