Truth is a Flightless Bird
by Akbar Hussain
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Pub Date Oct 24 2022 | Archive Date Dec 06 2022
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Description
A female immigration officer in Kenya strives to thwart the efforts of an American expatriate pastor with a white savior complex.
A Note From the Publisher
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A lawyer and co-founder of a successful fintech startup, Akbar Hussain lived in Nairobi for 7 years and currently resides in New York. His work has been published in Type/Cast Literary Journal and the Johannesburg Review of Books. Truth is a Flightless Bird is his first novel and has been optioned for an eight-part television miniseries with the UK-based Chudor House Productions.
A lawyer and co-founder of a successful fintech startup, Akbar Hussain lived in Nairobi for 7 years and currently resides in New York. His work has been published in Type/Cast Literary Journal and the Johannesburg Review of Books. Truth is a Flightless Bird is his first novel and has been optioned for an eight-part television miniseries with the UK-based Chudor House Productions.
Advance Praise
"Hussain’s Truth is A Flightless Bird is a fast-paced story set in an African city that never sleeps. Like the characters of the novel, he manages to capture a city that’s as unpredictable as it is memorable. A noteworthy debut."
– Zukiswa Wanner, London Cape Town Joburg
"Great stories change the way you see the world. Truth is a Flightless Bird is a savage love letter to Nairobi, and a chronicle of the human heart."
– Laurence Daren King, author, Boxy an Star
"Truth is a Flightless Bird is a brilliantly pulled-off city noir that shocks and excites. Akbar has created a delicious blend of nail-biting suspense."
– Leye Adenle, author, When Trouble Sleeps
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781957810034 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
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