The River and The Source | Glasgow Women’s Library Collections

Front cover: The River and The Source; Ogola, Margaret A.; 1994; 9966 01 145 5; GWL-2022-104-2

Acknowledgements and contents: The River and The Source; Ogola, Margaret A.; 1994; 9966 01 145 5; GWL-2022-104-2

Back cover: The River and The Source; Ogola, Margaret A.; 1994; 9966 01 145 5; GWL-2022-104-2

Name/TitleThe River and The Source

EditionSchool Edition: 2012

MakerOgola, Margaret A.

Maker RoleAuthor

About this objectPaperback book titled 'The River and The Source' by Margaret A. Ogola. The blurb for the book, an approved school edition, states: "The River and The Source embraces the African woman's spirit of welcoming change while taking on the challenges that come with it. It is an epic story that spans cultures; filled with laughter and tears. A book that gives a true and involving insight into the culture and aspirations of Kenyans."

Gifted after a Book Picnic in Karura Forest, Nairobi during a two-way cultural exchange between Glasgow Women's Library and Book Bunk Kenya in 2019: https://womenslibrary.org.uk/2019/11/22/book-bunk-picnic

Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper

MeasurementsH: 170 x W: 120 x D: 12 mm

Date Made1994

Period1990s

Place MadeKenya, Nairobi

Place NotesFocus Publishers Ltd, P.O. Box 28176, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya

PublisherFocus Publishers Ltd

Publication Date1994

Publication PlaceKenya, Nairobi

Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Ogola:

Margaret Atieno Ogola (12 June 1958 – 21 September 2011) was a Kenyan novelist who wrote The River and the Source and its sequel, I Swear by Apollo. The River and the Source follows four generations of Kenyan women in a rapidly changing country and society. The book has been on the KCSE syllabus for many years, and it won the 1995 Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first book, Africa Region. Ogola completed on her final book, titled Mandate of the people, before her death and it is set to be released posthumously. She was also the recipient of the Familias Award for Humanitarian Service of the World Congress of Families.

In addition to her writing career, Ogola served as a paediatrician and the medical director of Cottolengo Hospice, a hospice for HIV and AIDS orphans.

Subject and Association KeywordsAfrican culture

Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature

Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library

Object TypeBook

ISBN/ISSN9966 01 145 5

Object numberGWL-2022-104-2

Spine LabelThe River and The Source ~ Margaret A. Ogola ~ Focus Publishers Ltd