The manipulative relationship between criminals and their women in John Kiriamiti’s fiction

Abstract

This study examines how John Kiriamiti in his novels My Life in Crime and My Life with a Criminal: Milly’s Story has presented man manipulating the women in the lives of criminals. It also seeks to explore the love triangles the criminals have in the fiction studied have with several women. It highlights the factors that frustrate such relationships. The novelist’ presentations suggest that though they undergo a lot of difficulties with the criminals, the women actually are manipulated by these criminals. Zollo’s encounters with Nyambiu and later with Juliet, help him steer away from the criminal activities. The study suggests that however badly treated they may be, women can actually change the lives of the criminals for better.