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Manchester Happened

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Pub Date May 23 2019 | Archive Date Mar 27 2019


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Description

An ambitious and assured collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed author of Kintu 

If there's one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi's stories know, it's how to field a question.

'Let me buy you a cup of tea... what are you doing in England?'

'Do these children of yours speak any Luganda?'

'Did you know that man Idi Amin?'

But perhaps the most difficult question of all is the one they ask themselves: 'You mean this is England?'

Told with empathy, humour and compassion, these vibrant, kaleidoscopic stories re-imagine the journey of Ugandans who choose to make England their home. Weaving between Manchester and Kampala, this dazzling, polyphonic collection will captivate anyone who has ever wondered what it means to truly belong.

An ambitious and assured collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed author of Kintu 

If there's one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi's stories know, it's how to field a...


Advance Praise

Praise for Kintu:

‘Inventive in scope, masterful in execution, [Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi] does for Ugandan literature what Chinua Achebe did for Nigerian writing.’ Guardian

‘A multi-character epic that emphatically lives up to its ambition.’ Sunday Times

‘A soaring and sublime epic. One of those great stories that was just waiting to be told.’ Marlon James, Man Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History of Seven Killings

Praise for Kintu:

‘Inventive in scope, masterful in execution, [Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi] does for Ugandan literature what Chinua Achebe did for Nigerian writing.’ Guardian

‘A multi-character...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781786075895
PRICE £14.99 (GBP)

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