Background
Charles Mangua was born in 1939 in Kenya.
(Mangua's novel is a fictional, autobiographical account o...)
Mangua's novel is a fictional, autobiographical account of the son of a prostitute. The male narrator describes his life as the orphan of a prostitute in the slums of Nairobi, a young man frequenting bars and brothels, a student, corrupt civil servant and seasonal convict. His is a humorous and cynical account revealing much about the unsavoury aspects of a world experiencing rapid social change.
https://www.amazon.com/Son-Woman-Charles-Mangua/dp/9966465529/?tag=2022091-20
1971
(A sequel to the bestselling The Son of Woman, written in ...)
A sequel to the bestselling The Son of Woman, written in Mangua's now familiar engaging, cynical and humorous style. In this novel, the Son of Woman has come out of jail amd moved to Mombasa to start afresh. He is a fully fledged thirty-something, and a married grown- up. He is unemployed and operating as a blackmarketeer; but in any case, soon expects to find a job as a Member of Parliament. A satirical and fictional portrayal of the African male, living in a world of rapid social change and transition to some kind of modernity.
https://www.amazon.com/Son-Woman-Mombasa-Charles-Mangua/dp/9966462759/?tag=2022091-20
1986
Charles Mangua was born in 1939 in Kenya.
Charles Mangua began his novel-writing career in 1971, a decade after his homeland of Kenya gained its independence from Britain. Since that time he gained stature in both his nation’s literary circles and general reading public. His first novel "Son of Woman", was a popular as well as critical hit, selling ten thousand copies in its first six months and going into at least six printings. He is also the author of "A Tail in the Mouth" (1972), "Son of Woman in Mombasa" (1986), "Kanina and I" (1994), and Kenyatta's jiggers (2000).
(A sequel to the bestselling The Son of Woman, written in ...)
1986(Mangua's novel is a fictional, autobiographical account o...)
1971Charles Mangua is married. His wife is a banker in Abidjan. He has seven children, but none has taken after him. His first son, Koinange, lives in Tigoni in Limuru. His second-born, Henry Ndegwa, works with the Federal Reserve Bank in the United States. His daughter, Lucy Wanjiru, is a London-based journalist. His son, Fred Wachira, lives in Melbourne, Australia. The fifth-born, Eric Mbari, lives in Mauritius, while the last born, Andie Mutahi Mangua, lives in France.
