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| Crossroads hm books 2008 ISBN 978-0-9796476-4-2 |
| Crossroads by Meja Mwangi |
| The Last Plague "In his 449-page novel, The Last Plague, Kenyan writer, Meja Mwangi, achieved two things: he wrote a restrained AIDS novel that was true to the apocalyptic character of the pandemic, and he wrote a classic of delirious humour. It is this combination of tragedy (that never quite loses its grasp on hope), deft satire, and unexpected humour that bushwhacks the reader at the most sombre moments, that makes this book compelling rereading, even seven years after its first publication." - AFRICAN WRITING Books Worth Reading. |
| Crossroads |
Crossroads is on the verge of extinction by Aids. The disease has
wiped out most able-bodied inhabitants, leaving behind orphans
and old people. There seems to be no hope except in Janet, the
lone community health volunteer. She has made it her mission to
speak out against the habits, the customs and the ignorance that
have made it difficult to effectively control the spreading of the
plague.
Crossroads examines the conflicts between the old and the new
and between the traditional and the modern. It is also about the
relationship between men and women as, with alacrity and
humour, the writer tells the story of one compassionate woman
and her determination to save her male-dominated community
from Aids.
"Crossroads The Last Plague" turns a critical spotlight on a
community facing difficult choices.
wiped out most able-bodied inhabitants, leaving behind orphans
and old people. There seems to be no hope except in Janet, the
lone community health volunteer. She has made it her mission to
speak out against the habits, the customs and the ignorance that
have made it difficult to effectively control the spreading of the
plague.
Crossroads examines the conflicts between the old and the new
and between the traditional and the modern. It is also about the
relationship between men and women as, with alacrity and
humour, the writer tells the story of one compassionate woman
and her determination to save her male-dominated community
from Aids.
"Crossroads The Last Plague" turns a critical spotlight on a
community facing difficult choices.
| Jomo Kenyatta Award for Literature National Book Week Award |
PREVIEW
Other themes that are common to all his works are the
difficulties young educated Kenyans face when trying to
return to their rural homes to apply their learning and the
impact of corrupt officials on the lives of the poor. The young
adult novel The Last Plague, which won Mwangi his
third Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature in 2001, offers a
seldom-heard African male perspective on the impact of
HIV/AIDS in rural areas. Again, it features a well-
educated, well-meaning young man facing many
obstacles as he tries to set up his veterinary practice in
a small, dying town. Mwangi’s tremendous concern for
the poor and disadvantaged—and his prescriptions for
how they could really be helped—resonate throughout
the novel.
difficulties young educated Kenyans face when trying to
return to their rural homes to apply their learning and the
impact of corrupt officials on the lives of the poor. The young
adult novel The Last Plague, which won Mwangi his
third Jomo Kenyatta Prize for Literature in 2001, offers a
seldom-heard African male perspective on the impact of
HIV/AIDS in rural areas. Again, it features a well-
educated, well-meaning young man facing many
obstacles as he tries to set up his veterinary practice in
a small, dying town. Mwangi’s tremendous concern for
the poor and disadvantaged—and his prescriptions for
how they could really be helped—resonate throughout
the novel.
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