We are pleased to announce the upcoming production and publication of the audio version of the prize-winning memoir by Engineer Peter Nduati, Gööka from the Village to the City | Part 1: GööKA in Zoom, narrated by Mawira M’tuamwari.
Gööka from the Village to the City won the 2023 Afrika Redefined Indie Book Prize, as the first non-fiction book moulded in historical, scientific, and mathematical satire. It was the best professionally (self-)published, scoring 91.34 per cent on professionalism and 88 per cent on addressing the theme of Afro-currency and Afrofuturism, which the prize aims to address. Check the Press Release and article in the Daily Nation.
About the Book
Genre: Non-Fiction/Memoir
Language: English/Kiswahili/Vernacular
Year Published: 2022
Looking at Life Through the Eyes of Grandfather (Gooka)
Live life forwards but understand it by looking backwards. In the book, the author’s 21st-century daily experiences are mirrored in his village days. From the comfort of a ZOOM class, jog around the estate and make rare encounters. Walk with him through libraries, hit ( ) golf balls, visit the beach and learn a thing or two about hyenas, lions and leopards.
These experiences are made especially interesting with historical, social, scientific, and mathematical satire as the author seeks to fulfil his 10,000-step daily requirement for fitness, monitored by his new master, ‘Googlefit’. Whatever age or career, the experiences in this anthology of 24 stories make you reflect on your life and laugh or cry.
