{"product_id":"manchester-happened-jennifer-nansubuga-makumbi","title":"Manchester Happened (Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE HEARST BIG BOOK AWARDS 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE STUNNING SHORT-STORY COLLECTION FROM PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR JENNIFER NANSUBUGA MAKUMBI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf there's one thing the characters in Jennifer Makumbi's stories know, it's how to field an uncomfortable question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Let me buy you a cup of tea...what are you doing in England?'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Do these children of yours speak any Luganda?'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Did you know that man Idi Amin?'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut perhaps the most difficult question of all is the one they ask themselves: 'You mean \u003cem\u003ethis\u003c\/em\u003e is England?'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs hilarious as they are compassionate, these vibrant stories re-imagine the journey of Ugandans who choose to make England their home. Weaving between Manchester and Kampala, this dazzling collection will captivate anyone who has ever wondered what it means to truly belong. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Nansubuga Makumbi\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Ugandan novelist and short story writer. She has a PhD from Lancaster University. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003eKintu\u003c\/em\u003e (Oneworld, 2018), won the Kwani? Manuscript Project in 2013 and was longlisted for the Etisalat Prize in 2014. She was awarded the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for 'Let's Tell This Story Properly', which featured in her first collection, \u003cem\u003eManchester Happened\u003c\/em\u003e (Oneworld, 2019). She was awarded the prestigious Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction 2018 and lives in Manchester, where she lectures in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University. In 2020, she was selected as one of 100 Most Influential Africans of 2020 by \u003cem\u003eNew African magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 320 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65887944474973,"sku":"K080764684","price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8076468400001A.jpg?v=1789078260","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/manchester-happened-jennifer-nansubuga-makumbi","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}