Manchester Happened - Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi torrent

Category: Literature
Language: EnglishKeywords: England Short Story Collection Uganda
Written by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Read by Anna-Marie Nabirye, Sheila Atim, Pepter Lunkuse, Kalungi Ssebandeke
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged
An ambitious and assured collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed author of Kintu.
If there’s one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi’s stories know, it’s how to field an uncomfortable question:
‘Let me buy you a cup of tea…what are you doing in England?’
‘Do these children of yours speak any Luganda?’
‘Did you know that man Idi Amin?’
But perhaps the most difficult question of all is the one they ask themselves: ‘You mean this is England?’
Told with empathy, humour and compassion, these vibrant, kaleidoscopic stories re-imagine the journey of Ugandans who choose to make England their home. Weaving between Manchester and Kampala, this dazzling collection will captivate anyone who has ever wondered what it means to truly belong.
Released in the US as Let’s Tell This Story Properly
February 9 2021
8 hrs and 52 mins


An ambitious and assured collection of short stories from the internationally acclaimed author of Kintu.

If there’s one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi’s stories know, it’s how to field an uncomfortable question:
‘Let me buy you a cup of tea…what are you doing in England?’
‘Do these children of yours speak any Luganda?’
‘Did you know that man Idi Amin?’

But perhaps the most difficult question of all is the one they ask themselves: ‘You mean this is England?’

Told with empathy, humour and compassion, these vibrant, kaleidoscopic stories re-imagine the journey of Ugandans who choose to make England their home. Weaving between Manchester and Kampala, this dazzling collection will captivate anyone who has ever wondered what it means to truly belong.

Released in the US as Let’s Tell This Story Properly

February 9 2021
8 hrs and 52 mins