{"product_id":"nairobi-noir-9781617757549","title":"Nairobi Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Racial, religious, and class divides are acutely observed in the 14 new stories from Kenyan writers . . . Crime fiction fans will find much to savor.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its award-winning series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Each book comprises all new stories, each one set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the respective city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrand-new stories by: Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Stanley Gazemba, Ngumi Kibera, Peter Kimani, Winfred Kiunga, Kinyanjui Kombani, Caroline Mose, Kevin Mwachiro, Wanjiku wa Ngugi, Faith Oneya, Makena Onjerika, Troy Onyango, J.E. Sibi-Okumu, and Rasna Warah.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Kimani\u003c\/b\u003e is a leading Kenyan journalist and the author of, most recently, \u003ci\u003eDance of the Jakaranda, \u003c\/i\u003e a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year. The novel was nominated for the Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award in the US and long-listed for the inaugural Big Book Awards in the UK. He has taught at Amherst College and the University of Houston and is presently based at Aga Khan University's Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421784051986,"sku":"9781617757549","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a2ee292c-c92a-4492-bca0-f4385aee7fe0.jpg?v=1729513506","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nairobi-noir-9781617757549","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}