The House of Rust - Khadija Abdalla Bajaber torrent

Category: Adults, Fantasy, General Fiction, Novel
Language: English
Keywords: Africa African Literature Fantasy Fiction Kenya Magical Realism Novels Science Fiction Fantasy Speculative Fiction Young Adult

Written by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber
Read by Waceke Wambaa
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

The House of Rust is an enchanting novel about a Hadrami girl in Mombasa. When her fisherman father goes missing, Aisha takes to the sea on a magical boat made of a skeleton to rescue him. She is guided by a talking scholar’s cat (and soon crows, goats, and other animals all have their say, too). On this journey Aisha meets three terrifying sea monsters. After she survives a final confrontation with Baba wa Papa, the father of all sharks, she rescues her own father and hopes that life will return to normal. But at home, things only grow stranger.

Khadija Abdalla Bajaber’s debut is a magical realist coming-of-age tale told through the lens of the Swahili and diasporic Hadrami culture in Mombasa, Kenya. Richly descriptive and written with an imaginative hand and sharp eye for unusual detail, The House of Rust is a memorable novel by a thrilling new voice.

Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
Release date: 02-22-22