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The River and the Source by Margaret Ogola

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In 1995, this novel won both the Jomo Kenyatta Literature Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize Best First Book in the Africa Region. Now reprinted, it remains in great demand.

An epic story spanning cultures, it tells the lives of three generations of women.

It traces the story of Akoko in her rich traditional Luo setting, through to the children who live and die in the 20th century.

 

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In 1995, this novel won both the Jomo Kenyatta Literature Prize, and the Commonwealth Writers Prize Best First Book in the Africa Region. Now reprinted, it remains in great demand.

An epic story spanning cultures, it tells the lives of three generations of women.

It traces the story of Akoko in her rich traditional Luo setting, through to the children who live and die in the 20th century.

 

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  1. Vivian Akinyi – 4th April 2025

    Rated 5 out of 5

    This book always makes me feel better when I read it. Sometimes I wish that it could be a movie so that I can watch it. I imagine seeing Akoko from the description of the book not forgetting about the cattle that were brought as a dowry.

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