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Billy Kahora is a Kenyan writer and editor based in Nairobi. He was commended by the 2007 Caine Prize judges for his story Treadmill Love. His stories Urban Zoning and Gorilla’s Apprentice were shortlisted for the prize in 2012 and 2014, respectively.
Der kenianische Autor Billy Kahora entwarf mit Tykwer das Konzept für einen Film (Soul Boy), der die Geheimnisse und Mythen dieses vielschichtigen sozialen Mikrokosmos in eine moderne und zugleich märchenhaft anmutende Geschichte übersetzt. Die junge ghanaisch-kenianische Regisseurin Hawa Essuman übernahm die Regie .
25. Feb. 2010 · Gemeinsam mit dem kenianischen Autor Billy Kahora hat er das Konzept für "Soul Boy" entwickelt. Entstanden ist dabei eine berührende Geschichte, die ganz selbstverständliche Einblicke in den...
His research interests include narrative voice and multi-vocality in the novel; creative writing teaching histories and pedagogies; depictions of mental health in fiction; realisms, the short story and creative non-fiction.
15. März 2017 · Kahora is a writer based in Nairobi and is currently the Managing Editor of Kwani?. He received commendation from the Caine Prize judges for his story Treadmill Love while his stories Urban Zoning (2012) and Gorilla’s Apprentice (2014) were shortlisted for the prize. Kahora also co-wrote the movies, Soul Boy and Nairobi Half Life.
Soul Boy is a 2010 Kenyan drama film, written by Billy Kahora and directed by Hawa Essuman. It developed under the mentorship of German director and producer Tom Tykwer in Kibera, one of the largest slums in the African continent, in the middle of Nairobi, Kenya. The film has received five nominations at the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards.
English. VISITOR: IWP alum Billy Karanja KAHORA is the author of the non-fiction novella The True Story Of David Munyakei (2010) and the story collection The Cape Cod Bicycle War (2019). His stories have been shortlisted for the Caine Prize for Africa Writing; among his award-winning screenplays are those for Soul Boy and Nairobi Half Life.
