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Kintu

Written by: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Narrated by: Kalungi Ssebandeke
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In this epic tale of fate, fortune and legacy, Jennifer Makumbi vibrantly brings to life this corner of Africa and this colourful family as she reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan.

The year is 1750. Kintu Kidda sets out for the capital to pledge allegiance to the new leader of the Buganda kingdom. Along the way he unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations. Blending oral tradition, myth, folktale and history, Makumbi weaves together the stories of Kintu’s descendants as they seek to break free from the burden of their past to produce a majestic tale of clan and country – a modern classic.

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Kintu was a very unique and interesting story. The novel is divided into books, each of which trace the lives of different people who are connected by a single clan - that of Kintu Kidda.

While each of the books can work great as stand alone stories, they all merge together in the final book, when all the characters come together to reckon with a centuries long curse that plagues their clan.

But what is the curse? A malevolent energy intent on wrecking their lives? Or a far more sinister reality that no one wants to acknowledge?

This book beautifully showcases Ugandan culture and African beliefs, against a backdrop of modernity. As an Indian, I felt Indian culture was similar to some aspects of Ugandan culture.

The narrator has done a phenomenal job and as someone who (I feel) is of an African descent, they have got the accent, intonation and pronunciation absolutely spot on.

Definitely recommend this book if you enjoy family sagas.

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