A Washington Post Notable Book

When a young man is gunned down in the streets of Nairobi, his grief-stricken father and sister bring his body back to their crumbling home in the Kenyan drylands. But the murder has stirred up memories long since buried, precipitating a series of events no one could have foreseen. As the truth unfolds, we come to learn the secrets held by this parched landscape, hidden deep within the shared past of a family and their conflicted nation. Spanning Kenya's turbulent 1950s and 1960s, Dust is spellbinding debut from a breathtaking new voice in literature.

Author: Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/07/2014
Pages: 384
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780345802545


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 12/21/2014 pg. 28

About the Author

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor was born in Kenya. Winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing, she has also received an Iowa Writers' Fellowship. Her work has appeared in McSweeney's and other publications, and she has been a TEDx Nairobi speaker and a Lannan Foundation resident. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.