Rejected & Blessed - Softcover

Morara, Anderea

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9914760023 ISBN 13: 9789914760026

Publisher: Nsemia Inc., 2024

Synopsis

Rejected & Blessed is Anderea Morara's second novel. His first novel, The Sting (EAEP, 2011), has been adopted by many secondary schools as a crucial reader. Rejected & Blessed is set in East Africa, but cast in a global context with the primary purpose of highlighting the human aspects of the continuous cultural transformation from the pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial eras as well as the global political economy.

This book gives a glimpse of how this transition affected and is affecting, communities in the region and the resultant coping strategies as well as the effects of the associated coping mechanisms, especially in the realm of love, marriage and childrearing. On the global scene, the subtle dynamics of economic hegemony, foreign aid, brain drain, racism and cultural dialectics are glossed on.

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About the Author

Anderea Nyaboga Morara started writing early. He won several literary prizes while in primary, secondary and high school. While in school, he often wrote letters and articles to the popular publications of the time such as Drum Magazine and Daily Nation. After his Form 6, at Maseno National School, one of his teachers advised him to study Literature and Philosophy at University. However, while at the University he majored in Economics. He undertook postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. After graduation, he joined the Civil Service as an Economist/Statistician. Nonetheless, the writing genie saw him change jobs until he found himself at the Nation Newspapers, where he rose to the position of Business Editor, before trying his hand at senior management positions. He has held several senior positions including being the Executive Director of Kenya Institute of Management, Assistant Director ActionAid-Kenya, and Head of Corporate Planning at the Kenya Wildlife Service, among others. Currently, as a development/management consultant and part-time university lecturer, he often finds time to write. He has written widely including journalistic articles, a novel, several children's books and management articles/books. His favourite diversion is on cultural and geopolitical issues.He established a museum of African traditional culture in 2021, as a part of a tourist resort that is premised on African culture, particularly Gusii traditional culture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Nsemia Inc.
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9914760023
• ISBN 13: 9789914760026
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 222