Books by Doreen Baingana (2)


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Peces tropicales by Doreen Baingana ES

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Country: Africa / Uganda flag Uganda
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A partir de ocho relatos que pueden leerse en conjunto como una sola historia, Peces tropicales sigue la historia de tres hermanas, Christine, Patti y Rosa desde su niñez hacia su juventud en Entebbe. La decadencia familiar, el descubrimiento del amor y del sexo, la espiritualidad, el gobierno de Idi Amin y las peripecias del exilio son algunos de los temas que Doreen Baingana enhebra con maestría en estas historias íntimas que nos llevan a descubrir de su mano la vida en Uganda. Ganadora de los premios Commonwealth Writers Prize, Associated Writers and Writing Programmes Award y Washington Wr... continue

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Tropical Fish : Tales From Entebbe by Doreen Baingana EN

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Country: Africa / Uganda flag Uganda
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In her fiction debut, Doreen Baingana follows a Ugandan girl as she navigates the uncertain terrain of adolescence. Set mostly in pastoral Entebbe with stops in the cities Kampala and Los Angeles, Tropical Fish depicts the reality of life for Christine Mugisha and her family after Idi Amin’s dictatorship. Three of the eight chapters are told from the point of view of Christine’s two older sisters, Patti, a born-again Christian who finds herself starving at her boarding school, and Rosa, a free spirit who tries to “magically” seduce one of her teachers. But the star of Tropical Fish is Christin... continue