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Heroe Book Fair, Edition 2 in Pictures

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Heroe Book Fair, Edition 2 Programme

Petina Gappah is Heroe Book Fair, Edition 2, Keynote Speaker

Excerpt from Lorato Trok’s Rosina Sedibane Modiba: A Dream Denied

Heroe Book Fair, Edition 2, Changes Dates

Heroe Book Review 7: Trick Mirror, Reflections on Self Delusion by Jia Tolentino

13 Feb 202313 Feb 2023

Number of Pages: 296 Publisher: 4th Estate, an imprint of Harper Collins Publisher, 2020 Genre: Nonfiction Personal Rating: 10/10 This is probably one of those books I have read for the longest time. Mostly because I was making notes, highlighting […]

Heroe Book Review 6: Karafu, A Freed Slave by Nahida Esmail

27 Sep 202227 Sep 2022

Number of Pages: 147 Published by Mkuki na Nyota Publishers Ltd, 2019 Genre: YA Historical Fiction Personal Rating: 8/10 Karafu, A Freed Slave by Nahida Esmail is a YA Historical Fiction book that was a finalist in the CODE Burt […]

Heroe Book Review 5: The Yacoubian Building by Alaa Al Aswany

19 Sep 202219 Sep 2022

Number of Pages: 246 1st published in Arabic in 2002 under the title, Imarat Ya’qubyan This Edition published by Harper Perennial in 2007 and translated to English by Humphrey Davies Genre: Fiction Personal Rating: 6/10 The Yacoubian Building by Alaa […]

Heroe Book Review 4: The African Trilogy By Chinua Achebe

20 Aug 202220 Aug 2022

The African Trilogy is a book published in 2010 in the USA by Alfred A. Knopf and contains three books by renowned Nigerian Author, Chinua Achebe (1930-2013). Award winning Nigerian Author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie provides the introduction. Book 1: Things […]

Heroe Book Review 3: This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga

18 Jul 202218 Jul 2022

Number of Pages: 284 1st Published in the USA by Graywolf Press 2018 Genre: Fiction Personal Rating: 7/10 Before I start on my review, it’s important for me to mention that this book was shortlisted in The 2020 Booker Prize […]

Heroe Book Review 2: The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak

28 Jun 202228 Jun 2022

Number of Pages: 357 1st Published in the USA by Viking Penguin, 2007 Genre: Fiction Personal Rating: 8/10 Elif Shafak’s words glide effortlessly on the pages of the books she has authored. It’s no different with the Bastard of Istanbul. […]

Heroe Book Fair, Edition 2 in Pictures

22 Jun 202222 Jun 2022

The 2nd Edition of Heroe Book Fair successfully took place at The Close The Gap Hub at Ratna Square Mombasa from Thursday, May 5th 2022 all the way to Saturday, May 7th 2022. It was organized by Lorna Likiza, Children’s […]

Heroe Book Review 1: Patience Stone by Atiq Rahimi

2 Jun 20222 Jun 2022

Number of Pages: 136 1st Published in French in 2008 as Syngué Sabour by P.O.L. éditeur 2nd Publication in English as The Patience Stone in 2010 by Vintage Books UK Genre: Fiction Personal Rating: 6.5/10 I first came across the […]

Heroe Book Fair, Edition 2, Partners With Voyager Beach Resort, Mombasa

16 Mar 202216 Mar 2022

The 2nd Edition of Heroe Book Fair which will take place from May 5th-7th, 2022, at the Close The Gap Hub, Mombasa, with the theme, Emancipation, has gotten into a partnership with Voyager Beach Resort, Mombasa. The partnership ensures that […]

Heroe Book Fair, Edition 2 Programme

24 Feb 20228 Apr 2022
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