Dance of the Jakaranda
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Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, 2017.
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Published
Brooklyn, New York : Akashic Books, 2017.
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Book
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342 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English

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Set in the shadow of Kenya's independence from Great Britain, Dance of the Jakaranda reimagines the special circumstances that brought black, brown and white men together to lay the railroad that heralded the birth of the nation. The novel traces the lives and loves of three men--preacher Richard Turnbull, the colonial administrator Ian McDonald, and Indian technician Babu Salim--whose lives intersect when they are implicated in the controversial birth of a child. Years later, when Babu's grandson Rajan--who ekes out a living by singing Babu's epic tales of the railway's construction--accidentally kisses a mysterious stranger in a dark nightclub, the encounter provides the spark to illuminate the three men's shared, murky past. With its riveting multiracial, multicultural cast and diverse literary allusions, Dance of the Jakaranda could well be a story of globalization. Yet the novel is firmly anchored in the African oral storytelling tradition, its language a dreamy, exalted, and earthy mix that creates new thresholds of identity, providing a fresh metaphor for race in contemporary Africa. -- from Amazon.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kimani, P. (2017). Dance of the Jakaranda . Akashic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kimani, Peter, 1971-. 2017. Dance of the Jakaranda. Akashic Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kimani, Peter, 1971-. Dance of the Jakaranda Akashic Books, 2017.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Kimani, Peter. Dance of the Jakaranda Akashic Books, 2017.

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