- Origin, Chiefdoms, Ugandan fiction (English), Families
'First published in Kenya in 2014 to critical and popular acclaim, Kintu is a modern classic, a multilayered narrative that reimagines the history of Uganda through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan.
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Grave, earnest, epic and prestige.
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- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- First published
- 2014
- Pages
- 443
- Publisher
- Oneworld Publications, HarperCollins, Transit Books
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781945492013
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