kenya

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kenya

Out of Africa

2000
The story of writer Isak Dinesen's life in Kenya running a coffee plantation, where she fell in love with the land and the people.

Nyalgondho wuod-Ombare and the lost woman from Lake Victoria

1991
A poor fisherman finds a lost woman on the shores of Lake Victoria and is brought many riches after marrying her, but he loses those riches when he betrays her and she decides to leave.

Mcheshi goes to the market =

Mcheshi aenda sokoni
1993
Mcheshi relates her experiences going to market with her mummy.

Born free

1995
A drama based on the true story of a couple who reared a lion cub to adulthood, then set her free.

Men of Masaba

1971
This story, which incorporates tales told by and about the past leaders and legendary heroes of the Bukusu of western Kenya, reveals much of the tribe's customs and history.

The Frog King

An African Folktale
2012
In Kenya, Africa, an old frog named Mahday awakens the god Mmumi to ask for a king who will help the frogs to get along better with other creatures, but Mmumi does not like to be awakened and sends an unpleasant answer to her request.

Wildflower

an extraordinary life and untimely death in Africa
2009
Follows the life of the conservationist and filmaker who was killed in her Kenyan home in 2006.

In the jaws of death

1980
Describes the struggle of a member of a conservation team in Kenya to survive an encounter with a poisoned lion.

The Last Hunger Season

A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change
2012
Documents the story of a group of Kenyan farmers working to transcend lives of dire poverty and hunger to secure better opportunities for their families, illuminating their challenges while explaining the necessity of improving Africa's agriculture sector.

The wisdom of the bones

in search of human origins
1996

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