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2004 Nominated

A Season of Waiting

David Omowale

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

No day ends for Nesta Koffi without sending her children to ask for a letter at the post office. The letter from her husband, who went to work in America, never comes and her waiting only yields a report of his death.

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ABOUT
THE AUTHOR David
Omowale

David Omowale is a budding and versatile novelist and poet of the mobile African diaspora. Born in Grenada he lives and works in Kenya.

David Omowale is a budding and versatile novelist and poet of the mobile African diaspora. Born in Grenada he lives and works in Kenya.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Kenya
Original Language
English
Author
David Omowale
Publisher
East African Educational Publishers
Nominating Library
Kenya National Library Service - Kenya

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