Performing our Kenyan-ness

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (2016 in Berlin, Bild: Sieglinde Geisel)

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Well-behaved, early morning rising, patient fellow Kenyans solemnly ‘exercising their democratic right to vote’. This hope we carry as a people…. Being observed by assorted observers who we also observe. A tall soldier with a big gun glides past unsmiling. There is the sense of a religious happening. These rituals of belonging, or trying to belong, or performing our hoped for Kenyan-ness. Today it feels good to take one step every five minutes and wait and wait to make a mark. One among thousands.

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Angaben zum Buch

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Der Ort, an dem die Reise endet
Roman · Aus dem Englischen von Simone Jakob
DuMont Buchverlag 2017 · 512 Seiten · 12 Euro
ISBN: 978-3832164249
Bei Amazon, buecher.de oder im lokalen Buchhandel

Bildnachweis:
Beitragsbild: Schlange bei einem Wahllokal in Nairobi, von Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Cover: Verlag