Kintu (novel)
First edition | |
| Author | Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Kwani Trust, Nairobi, Kenya |
Publication date | 2014 |
| Publication place | Uganda |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 442 |
| Award | Kwani? Manuscript Project, 2013 |
| ISBN | 978-9966-1598-9-2 |
Kintu is a novel by Ugandan author Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. It was her doctoral novel, initially titled The Kintu Saga. It was shortlisted and won the Kwani? Manuscript Project in 2013. It was published by Kwani Trust in 2014 under the title Kintu.
Kintu is based on the Baganda history and focuses on generational curses, transgression, Baganda mythology and sexism that is engraved underneath each chapter of the book.