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Dance of the Jakaranda
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Kimani reimagines the rise and fall of colonialism in Africa by telling the story of the birth of Kenya's railroad. Set in the shadow of Kenya's independence from Great Britain, Dance of the Jakaranda reimagines the rise and fall of colonialism and 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.
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An epic masterpiece!!!
Informative, moving, and excellently written. Kimani is the Kenyan equivalent of Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Not to be missed!
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- Howard N. Singer
- 04-23-17
Historical Novel with Strong Characters
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Having made two trips to Kenya, I was attracted to this novel by its historical setting: the history of three generations involved, in one way or another, in the building of the railroad from Mombasa to Lake Victoria, the construction of which started in the 1890’s. By the end of the novel, with Kenya independence in the early 1960’s, much had happened to the children and grandchildren of these early pioneers. I found their stories fascinating and somewhat tragic. In the end, this novel is more about people than it is about events, but both are intertwined in a beautiful, sensitive, exciting, interesting and surprisingly fast-movie story. I thought the narrator was just right for this book.
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Great listen with a historic perspective.
the view of history from a muhindi perspective was refreshing and unique.
good job bwana
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Magnificent performance of a fine book
If you could sum up Dance of the Jakaranda in three words, what would they be?
Kimani weaves a rich, intimate portrait of Kenya over more than a century, all tied to the construction of the Mombasa to Lake Victoria railroad.
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Beautiful Story
The story is well written & the narrator does a beautiful job, even reading the Kikuyu dialect which isn't his first language. Would definitely recommend the book.
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