Unbeknown to me, when I bought African Love Stories, an anthology I had purchased Monica Arac de Nyeko’s Jambula Tree. What a pleasant surprise!
The story is told in first person narrative by one of the main protagonists Anyango. This creates a strong sense of intimacy and familiarity between the reader and the speaker. As the [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Monica Arac de Nyeko’
October 5, 2007
Who is Monica Arac de Nyeko?
Winner of the 2007 Caine Prize for African writing, Monica Arac de Nyeko’s winning piece is a short story entitled ‘Jambula Tree’. Her story focuses on the love of two young girls in a very complex social setting. While Arac de Nyeko herself is not homosexual, she felt that the issue needed to [...]
