{"product_id":"son-of-woman-charles-mangua-9789966465528","title":"Son of Woman","description":"An instant success and bestseller in Kenya, which ran into 6 reprints, this prize-winning novel marked the beginning of popular literature in Kenya. Mangua's novel is a fictional, autobiographical account of the son of a prostitute. The male narrator describes his life as the orphan of a prostitute in the slums of Nairobi, a young man frequenting bars and brothels, a student, corrupt civil servant and seasonal convict. His is a humorous and cynical account revealing much about the unsavoury aspects of a world experiencing rapid social change. Charles Mangua is a prolific writer of popular literature, and author of three other novels, Son of Woman in Mombasa (the sequel to Son of Woman), A Tail in the Mouth, and Kanina and I.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Mangua\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9966465529\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789966465528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e East African Educ. Publ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Charles Mangua","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991355982079,"sku":"9789966465528","price":37.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f79b9c3-8137-47c9-a3a4-a6aad527e523.jpg?v=1683309810","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/son-of-woman-charles-mangua-9789966465528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}