OWN A PIECE OF AFRICAN HISTORY
In the year 2001 A.D., the narrative
‘When the Whirlwind Passes’ was published by Alexander Nderitu who was born in
Kenya – the land of his ancestors.
The crime story, not whispered by the
fireside nor passed down orally from generation to generation, turned out to be
the first written long-form narrative (or ‘novel’) from Africa the Beautiful to
be published exclusively on the unearthly domain of ‘cyber space’. Thus spake
the Daily Nation:
‘Brilliantly written…The story is
fast-paced and the characters are built well…If you can access the book, please
do. It will be worth the energy.’
The Daily
Metro, which is now as extinct as pre-historic
man, commented in this wise:
‘WRITER PURSUES UNTRODDEN PATH…Perhaps
fittingly, he shares a birthday with William Shakespeare…’
This month marks the 15th
anniversary of the digital novel. To celebrate, the crime/suspense novel has
been re-issued, with a new cover, new ISBN number, and various edits. Ten
readers (one reader per day) also stand to win PDF copies digitally autographed
by the author by participating in a Facebook Challenge whereupon they will
answer questions about the scribblings or the scribe himself. May the best armchair
crime solver win – and end up owning a piece of African history…
Get the book here: www.AlexanderNderitu.com
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