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Ken Kamoche’s

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A FRAGILE HOPE, my debut collection of short stories, made the

Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best First Book Award 2008 SHORTLIST, and the

Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award 2007 LONGLIST.

'A glimpse of life' my 2006 entry for the Olaudah Equino Prize, and one of the stories in the collection, won SECOND PLACE. July 2007. http://www.equianoprize.blogspot.com

To order your copy of A FRAGILE HOPE, click here:

http://www.saltpublishing.com/books/smf/1844713202.htm

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featured readings:

Kwani Sunday Salon 15 June 2008

capitalfm.co.ke 17 June 2008

Radio 3, RTHK, Hong Kong, 18 May 2007:

http://www.rthk.org.hk/rthk/radio3/naked_lunch/20070518.html

BBC Radio 3, The Verb, in London, 30 May 2007:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/theverb/pip/z91n6/

Others: a Pennedinthemargins function, Whitechapel Gallery, Aldgate, and at the African Writers Evening, the Poetry Cafe, Covent Garden. The latter was part of the Word from Africa Festival.

some comments on A FRAGILE HOPE:

'These intricate stories, vivid and detailed, are the offerings of a writer whose future literary career is anything but fragile.' Maureen Isaacson, Sunday Independent (South Africa).

'Mostly, Kamoche is about engagement ... The fundamental strength of his stories, and what makes him a story teller worth watching, is that they are about the people who serve the powerful, whether as pawns or as props.' Tim Cribb, Sunday Morning Post (Hong Kong).

'Ken Kamoche displays an impressive mastery of the short story form. The stories, set in places as diverse as China and Africa and Britain, all show a consistency in their sympathetic grasp of human nature. The characters are so true, their dilemmas so so touching that one is drawn effortlessly into their world. Here is all that we require from a short story collection: depth, diversity, and brilliance of expression.' Helon Habila, Caine Prize and Commonwealth Writers' Prize Winner.

'Ken Kamoche is a talented author as well as an ambitious one. His characters live and breathe with real passion. I've waited for this book a long time.' David Gerrold, Star Trek Writer, Hugo and Nebula Prize Winner.

'Ken has devised an intricate interplay between family, dreams and a kaleidoscope of culture, and he truly makes it work'. Bruce Cook, Reserve Books, (USA).

'With its varied cast, diverse themes, and fitting title, A FRAGILE HOPE extends beyond the Eurocentric East-West pathway.' WES STEVENS, Asian Review of Books.

PRESS REPORTS

Business Daily

The Guardian (pdf);

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2069012,00.html

MingPao interview (Chinese)

MingPao interview (English translation)

South China Morning Post (City Seen)

CityU Linkage

REVIEWS OF A FRAGILE HOPE:

Sunday Independent

Sunday Post

G21: http://www.g21.net/gb45.html