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Name: Dust
Author: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

Dust opens with the murder of a young man on the morning of Kenya's volatile 2007 elections, a moment that anchors a sweeping narrative of the country’s recent turmoil. The story then journeys through generations of the family, illuminating the personal impacts of pivotal historical events: a 1969 political assassination, the 1950s Mau Mau uprisings against British colonial rule, and the enduring legacy of Kenya’s struggle for independence. Through vivid scenes set amid Kenya’s shifting social customs and cultural heritage, the novel portrays how national tragedies and political upheavals ripple through ordinary lives.

First publish date: 2013

Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction

Authors: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

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