House stories

Author's name: A group of authors

The book (House Tales) includes 14 short stories written by young Emirati authors, after their participation in the Writers’ Retreat program, which was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and organized by the Emirati Kalimat Group, at the Al Bait Al Shadi Hotel over the course of 7 consecutive days.











We learn with Thiong'o the value of knowledge, which colonialism withheld from the Kenyan people. He tells us about the emergence of formal education and independent, rebellious schools in Kenya. His dream, which he promised his mother he would spare no effort to achieve, was to learn. But how can a child cling to his dream amidst the shadows of World War II and his family crises? This childhood memoir serves as Thiong'o's testimony in defense of his right to dream, at least, despite all the difficulties, and of his mother's significant role in his life, which has led him to become one of Africa's greatest writers worldwide.