Depiction of the younger generation in Kenyan Swahili Women’s Prose in the twenty first century -Mikhail Gromov

Abstract

The article analyzes how the problems of Kenyan younger generation are depicted in the recently emerged women’s literature in Swahili, giving an overview of both larger prosaic genres, such as novel, and shorter prose, which is currently favored by the majority of Kenyan women authors of Swahili expression. Using the works of both well-established and aspiring writers, the article shows how they outline the host of problems facing the young Kenyans – such as the abuse of the girl child’s rights, drug addiction, adolescent crime, etc. – thus sensitizing their readers, especially younger ones, to these social ills, and proposing certain ways to mitigate them.