

An edition of Dance of the Jakaranda (2017)
By Peter Kimani
Publish Date
2017
Publisher
Akashic Books
Language
eng
Pages
342
Description:
Set in the shadow of Kenya's independence from Great Britain, this story reimagines the special circumstances that brought black, brown, and white men together to lay the railroad that heralded the birth of the nation.--
subjects: Railroad construction workers, Race relations, Identity (Psychology), History, Friendship, Fiction, Fiction, historical, Kenya, fiction, New York Times reviewed, Amitié, Romans, nouvelles, Relations raciales, Identité (Psychologie), Ouvriers de la construction des chemins de fer, Histoire, Literary, Historical, FICTION / African American / General, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Friendship -- Fiction, Race relations -- Fiction, Identity (Psychology) -- Fiction, Railroad construction workers -- Kenya -- Fiction, Kenya -- History -- 1895-1963 -- Fiction, Kenya -- Fiction
Places: Kenya
Times: 1895-1963