{"product_id":"in-the-murk-of-life-imali-j-abala-9781926906836","title":"In the Murk of Life: An Anthology of Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Murk of Life\u003c\/em\u003e is an anthology written by first-year students in the department of literature at Kisii University in Kenya. As its title suggests, the poets in this collection explore the murky landscape of life in Kenyan society and examine issues that are universal in content: They deal with the bitter-sweet lies evident in intimate relationships among young people. They tackle the issues of corruption, murder, and betrayal that paint the rotten fabric of Kenyan politics. They also, categorically, state their fears in poems about death, cancer and HIV\/AIDS. Nature and the environment feature prominently in poems about birds, trees and nights and, subsequently, unveil truths that lay beneath the ordinary understanding of this phenomenon. In essence\u003cem\u003e, In the Murk of Life\u003c\/em\u003e the Kenyan society is portrayed as \"the place we call home\" as the poet Mose E. Morang'a states in his poem, and as a \"Disheartening Society\" as the poet, Aurellia Atieno, views it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Imali J. Abala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1926906837\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781926906836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nsemia Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Imali J. Abala","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437148254463,"sku":"9781926906836","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b622b144-9b33-4e67-b9c3-5f0875a7f9c4.jpg?v=1777160193","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/in-the-murk-of-life-imali-j-abala-9781926906836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}