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Mugezi, a quick‑witted young man raised in a rural community by his deposed grandfather and a great‑aunt, leaves the village at nine to join his family in Kampala. There he confronts the harsh realities of Idi Amin’s rule and the fragile transition to democracy. Through his experiences, the novel offers a portrait of Uganda’s contemporary, post‑colonial African reality.
The narrative follows Mugezi’s growth from childhood to adulthood, illustrating the clash between traditional values and urban modernity, and the violence that shaped his generation.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Moses Isegawa
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