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A review by raoionna
Minutes of Glory: And Other Stories by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
5.0
Eloquent ~ WItting ~ Crisp
tl;dr: Short stories worth reading
Thiong'o was a new author for me, and I am very glad that I found this collection. The stories share snippets of life in Kenya during the mid-20th century. While some of the locations might be unfamiliar to me, the struggles, like women struggling against misogyny and patriarchy, resonate today. I am now stunned that this was a new to me author. The quality of the prose, and the ways that the mundane is elevated through his storytelling, is exceptional. This is a wonderful short story collection.
tl;dr: Short stories worth reading
Thiong'o was a new author for me, and I am very glad that I found this collection. The stories share snippets of life in Kenya during the mid-20th century. While some of the locations might be unfamiliar to me, the struggles, like women struggling against misogyny and patriarchy, resonate today. I am now stunned that this was a new to me author. The quality of the prose, and the ways that the mundane is elevated through his storytelling, is exceptional. This is a wonderful short story collection.