Judith Namala: A Novella
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Author: Moses, Serubiri
Serubiri Moses’ fiction debut is an experiment in adaptation, translation and genre. Set in Uganda between the late 1970s and early 2000s, the book stages the domestic dramas of Judith Namala, a Black maid, and Esther Nambi, her Black madam. Short vignettes of fiction, poetry, Ugandan history, art criticism and journalistic reportage; Moses’ narrative is also an exercise in translation as fictocriticism: unravelling the lyrics to a popular Ugandan song into an expansive new approach to storytelling.Serubiri Moses is a Ugandan author and curator based in New York City. He is an adjunct faculty member in Art History at Hunter College, CUNY, and a visiting faculty member at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College.
ISBN 9781954939097. CARA. pb. 112 pages. 30 colour ills. 17.1 x 10.8 cm.
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Serubiri Moses’ fiction debut is an experiment in adaptation, translation and genre. Set in Uganda between the late 1970s and early 2000s, the book stages the domestic dramas of Judith Namala, a Black maid, and Esther Nambi, her Black madam. Short vignettes of fiction, poetry, Ugandan history, art criticism and journalistic reportage; Moses’ narrative is also an exercise in translation as fictocriticism: unravelling the lyrics to a popular Ugandan song into an expansive new approach to storytelling.Serubiri Moses is a Ugandan author and curator based in New York City. He is an adjunct faculty member in Art History at Hunter College, CUNY, and a visiting faculty member at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College.
ISBN 9781954939097. CARA. pb. 112 pages. 30 colour ills. 17.1 x 10.8 cm.
not yet published