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- ISBN 9781035900886
- Weight: 210g
- Dimensions: 128 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jan 2024
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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In this coming-of-age story, Timothy Wangusa tells the tale of a young boy struggling to reconcile between his Christian beliefs and his village's ancient traditions. Upon this Mountain captures a time of profound religious change and colonialism in rural Uganda.
Mwambu, a schoolboy living in eastern Uganda, is certain that if heaven is anywhere, it must be at the highest peak of their village's mountain – so he is shocked to discover that his father has never tried to reach it.
While on a quest to climb to the top, Mwambu finds himself on a journey of self-realisation, confronted with the contradictions of his childhood. As the values of Christianity collide with the traditions of his ancestors, the path to adulthood becomes increasingly treacherous...
Timothy Wangusa is a novelist, poet, and professor born in 1942 in Bugisu, eastern Uganda.
He studied English at Makerere University and began working there in 1969, becoming the first Ugandan Professor of Literature in 1981. He has since served as Minister of Education in the Ugandan Government and as a Member of Parliament.
His debut novel, Upon This Mountain was published in 1989 and is commonly studied in secondary schools in Uganda. Its sequel, Betwixt Mountain and Wilderness, was released in 2015. Wangusa has also been included in numerous poetry anthologies. His poetry collections include A Pattern of Dust: Selected Poems 1965-1990 (1994) and Africa's New Brood (2006). Wangusa is currently set to publish a book, I Love You, You Beast!, which reflects on faith and literature from 1969 to 2009 and a new memoir, Lost in Wonder.
