Böcker av Meja Mwangi

Dusman Gonzaga lives in a squalid apartment with a lot of hungry cockroaches. His neighbours, a mix of garbage men, hawkers, witch doctors, fraudsters, wise men and mad men, all think he is insane when he asks them to join his revolt against rent increase. In revenge, Dusman quietly signs them up for the petition he takes to the rent tribunal. The Cockroach Dance is the tale of one man's resistance to despair and wretchedness. 'Meja Mwangi spins a fascinating tale of one man's revolt against exploitation'. The Daily Nation

Hope is reborn in spring in Ohio. That is what she says to make him stay and be hers for always. He drops his plans to flee a life of despair, find a warmer place, reinvent himself and start afresh. He suspends his dream and stays to see what spring will bring. His rebirth begins with a dead-of-night visit from friends of friends of his friend, and they are not good people. But they teach him a hard lesson - "In Ohio, nobody goes from being nobody to being somebody in one spring".

After an exhausting day of hard labour, Ben finds oblivion in the seedy bars and clubs of River Road - anything to leave his cockroach-infested rooms and ignore the reality of living paycheck to paycheck. At times, it's difficult to remember that it wasn't always this way. Somehow, he went from a promising career as a soldier to a disgraceful dismissal and a steady decline into poverty. Now the only thing Ben has left to lose is hope.Writing with colourful realism, Meja Mwangi paints an unforgettable depiction of life in Nairobi's slums - drawing attention to the hardships of the working poor and their disillusion with uncaring politicians.'[Mwangi is] among the leading Kenyan writers.' New York Times 'Riveting.' Guardian 'The finest African novel ever.' Professor Ibrahim Bello Kano