Peter Kimani
Autor von Dance of the Jakaranda
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Peter Kimani was born in Kenya in 1971. I really enjoyed this work and I think the author was able to bring out issues in a natural way so that it never felt preachy or judgmental. It is historical fiction and explores his country’s colonial past and its legacy through the stories of three men involved with the building of a railroad linking Lake Victoria and the Indian Ocean — what the Kikuyu called the ‘Iron Snake’ and the British called the ‘Lunatic Express.’” I think this is a debut novel but it is very good and I am glad I read it.… (mehr)