{"product_id":"history-and-violence-in-contemporary-godwin-siundu-9781032408262","title":"History and Violence in Contemporary Kenyan Fiction: Standpoints on Yvonne Owuor's Writings","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is a collection of essays on Yvonne Owuor's writings, mainly her most acclaimed novel, \u003ci\u003eDust\u003c\/i\u003e as well as \u003ci\u003eDragonfly Sea \u003c\/i\u003eand her short story \"Weight of Whispers\". While the chapters in this book grapple with diverse themes, they generally converge on Owuor's preoccupation with different forms of violence that has dominated Kenya's postcolonial experiences, especially those around the politics of power and the roles of regional, ethnic, and gender identities in influencing such politics. Many of the chapters in this book problematize the violence of genocide, trauma, and flight as they are variously and singularly underpinned by silences that signal the failure of adequate avenues for articulation of what impact such violence has on its victims. Other chapters focus on the style of Owuor's writing, thereby highlighting the many literary innovations that Owuor crafts in order to effectively carry the weight of her concerns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of Literature, Politics, History, and Sociology. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal \u003ci\u003eEastern African Literary and Cultural Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Godwin Siundu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 103240826X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032408262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 6.85w x 0.26d","brand":"Godwin Siundu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850300600575,"sku":"9781032408262","price":57.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-and-violence-in-contemporary-godwin-siundu-9781032408262","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}