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The Depraved

by Imali J. Abala
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9789914760439
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Nsemia Inc.
  • Publisher Imprint: Nsemia Inc.
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  • Pages: 132
  • Original Price: GBP 22.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 137 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Alternative History

Returning to the rural district of Kerongo after four decades overseas, the narrator expects a homecoming defined by the warmth of Logooli traditions and the nostalgic scents of childhood. Instead, she finds a community paralyzed by the memory of Ondori Ambura, a man whose life became a masterclass in psychological and physical terror.

Through a series of eyewitness accounts, the novella reconstructs Ondori's descent from a promising student into a social pariah whose crimes, ranging from the slaughter of livestock to the brutal assault of an elderly widow, severed the sacred ties of Ubuntu. The Depraved paints a haunting portrait of a man who did not just break the law, but shattered the very moral fabric of his rural community, turning his own family home into a fortress of fear.

Steeped in local superstition and the weight of ancestral curses, the book captures the eerie atmosphere of a rural society waiting for a monster to die. Will the community members' longing for peace finally be met, or will the shadows of the past continue to haunt Kerongo?

Abala, Imali J.: - Imali J. Abala, born in Western Kenya and currently living in the United States, is a professor of English at Ohio Dominican University (USA), where she teaches literature, creative writing, and college writing courses. She is a published author of many books, including: The Village Pariah (Nsemia Inc., 2024) The Unforgotten (Nsemia Inc., 2023)Unchattered Mind (Nsemia Inc., 2022) Moody Mood and Red Round Ball (Nsemia Inc., 2022) Moody Mood and Courage the Friend (Nsemia Inc., 2022) Moody Mood and Jumba, the Bully (Nsemia Inc., 2022)Fragmented Lives (Mwanaka Media and Publishers, 2022), Jahenda: The Teenage Mother (Nsemia Inc., 2021) The Dreamer (Nsemia Inc., 2016)Haughty Boys of Ngoroke (Nsemia Inc., 2015)Some of her other works (poetry and short stories) have also appeared in anthologies such as: Out of the Depth: Poetry of Poverty, Courage and Resilience, Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories and Poems from East Africa (Holy Cow! Press, 2015)A Thousand Voices Rising, and Reflections: An Anthology by African Women Poets (Gilgal Media Arts, 2014)Drum Bits of Terror (Azania Publishers, 2014)A Fallen Citadel and Other Poems (Azania Publishers, 2012), and The Disinherited (Azania Publishers, 2007).In addition, some of her other works have appeared in several anthologies in the USA and Uganda. At the time of this publication, Imali is the Editor-in-Chief of Kenya Studies Review.

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