Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe

Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe
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In her fiction debut, Doreen Baingana follows a Ugandan girl as she navigates the uncertain terrain of adolescence. Set mostly in pastoral Entebbe with stops in the cities Kampala and Los Angeles, Tropical Fish depicts the reality of life for Christine Mugisha and her family after Idi Aminâ€™s dictatorship.

Three of the eight chapters are told from the point of view of Christineâ€™s two older sisters, Patti, a born-again Christian who finds herself starving at her boarding school, and Rosa, a free spirit who tries to â€œmagicallyâ€ seduce one of her teachers. But the star of Tropical Fish is Christine, whom we accompany from her first wobbly steps in high heels, to her encounters with the first-world conveniences and alienation of America, to her return home to Uganda.

As the Mugishas cope with Ugandaâ€™s collapsing infrastructure, they also contend with the universal themes of family cohesion, sex and relationships, disease, betrayal, and spirituality. Anyone dipping into Bainganaâ€™s incandescent, widely acclaimed novel will enjoy their immersion in the world of this talented newcomer.

*Winner of the Commonwealth Writersâ€™ Prize for Best First Book in the Africa region
*Winner of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP) Award Series in Short Fiction
*Winner of the Washington Writing Prize for Short Fiction
*Finalist for the Caine Prize in African Writing
Country USA
Brand Broadway Books
Manufacturer Crown
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2006-09-12
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780767925105

Country	USA
Brand	Broadway Books
Manufacturer	Crown
Binding	Paperback
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2006-09-12
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780767925105

Tropical Fish: Tales From Entebbe

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