Uhuru Street by M G Vassanji
By the two-time winner of the Giller Prize for his novels>The Book of Secrets and>The In-Between World of Vikram LallUhuru Street is M.G. Vassanji's stunning book of linked stories, set within the Asian community of Dar es Salaam. With delicate strokes, and with irony and humour, Vassanji brings alive the characters who live and work in the shops and tenements of Uhuru Street; among them: Roshan Mattress, so called because of her free and easy ways; a street-wise orphan fighting for survival; a Goan dressmaker who entertains her employers with local gossip; and a servant who opens up the world for the children in his charge, until he oversteps his bounds and has to leave. As the younger generation searches for a new destiny, and the older fiercely holds on to the past, Uhuru Street resonates with the moment of moving on, of leaving the place where we have roots, knowing that things will never be the same.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780771087172 |
| ISBN 10 | 0771087179 |
| Title | Uhuru Street |
| Author | M G Vassanji |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mcclelland And Stewart |
| Year published | 1992-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |