And Home Was Kariakoo: A Memoir of East Africa
From M.G. Vassanji, two-time Giller Prize winner and a GG winner for nonfiction, comes a poignant love letter to his birthplace and homeland, East Africa--a powerful and surprising portrait that only an insider could write. Part travelogue, part memoir, and part history-rarely-told, here is a powerful and timely portrait of a constantly evolving land.--Provided by publisher
Arts & CriticismArts & Criticism · low confidenceCatalog subject evidence is still thin for this record; the current assignment is provisional.Arts & Criticism42 signalsWorld History32 signalsBiography21 signalsKeyword Classifier: Arts & Criticism -> Arts & CriticismTopic Classifier: Essays & Cultural Criticism -> Arts & CriticismKeyword Classifier: Biography -> BiographyEssays & Cultural CriticismFood, Agriculture & LandAfrica & the African Diaspora
Award History
0 wins · 1 total
| Award | Year | Result | Category / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Taylor Prize: Literary Non-Fiction | 2015 | Finalist | Secondary source |