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Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, a Ugandan novelist and short story writer, has a PhD from Lancaster University. Her first novel, Kintu, won the Kwani? Manuscript Project in 2013 and was longlisted for the Etisalat Prize in 2014. Her story ‘Let’s Tell This Story Properly’ won the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Makumbi lives in Manchester with her husband, Damian, and her son, Jordan.

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Beenzu Muzyambahar citeretsidste år
‘A girl uneducated is an oppressed wife in the making.’
Beenzu Muzyambahar citeretsidste år
Thousands and thousands of plant species replaced by two: coffee and cotton. Soon, little animals and insects that live in the soil will disappear too.’
Beenzu Muzyambahar citeretsidste år
humans grabbed territory – this hill is mine…that plain is ours. Creatures which could not fight back were tamed and locked up; those that resisted were hunted down.’ Nsuuta sighed catastrophe. ‘But then one day male ancients said, “Women, stop. You cannot join in.”’

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