Ituika

Stanley Gazemba

Lulogooli ( a Luhyia dialect) and Swahili.

Stanley Gazemba’s novel, ‘The Stone Hills of Maragoli’, published in the USA as ‘Forbidden Fruit’ (The Mantle, NY) won the Jomo Kenyatta prize for Kenyan Literature in 2003. His articles and stories have appeared in several publications including The New York Times, World Literature Today, Nairobi Noir (Akashic Books), the Caine Prize Anthology ‘A’ is for Ancestors , Man of the House and Other New Short Stories from Kenya (CCCP Press) and The East African magazine. His short story ‘Talking Money’ featured in ‘Africa 39’, a Hay Festival publication which was released in 2014. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Inc, ‘Africa 39’ features a collection of 39 short stories by some of Africa’s leading contemporary authors.