Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor je oceňovaná kenská autorka, ktorej diela sa ponárajú do zložitých tém spojených s históriou a identitou. Jej písanie je známe poetickým jazykom a schopnosťou vytvárať živé obrazy minulosti. Owuorová sa zameriava na zobrazovanie zraniteľnosti a odolnosti ľudskej skúsenosti, často optikou spoločenských a politických otrasov. Jej literárny prínos spočíva v naliehavom, no zároveň lyrickom skúmaní postkoloniálnej Afriky.
When a contingent of cultural emissaries from China invite Ayaana abroad, she embarks on a dramatic ship's journey to the Far East, where she will make friends and enemies; and, at last, find understanding where she least expects it
"Dust" is a powerful debut novel set in Kenya, where the murder of a young man unearths buried memories for his grieving father and sister. As they navigate their loss, secrets of their family's past and the nation's turmoil from the 1950s and 60s emerge, revealing profound truths hidden in the drylands.
An audacious and beautiful novel that is both a unique family saga and a spellbinding story of the country of Kenya