Rosa Mistika: A Novel Uma Menon a testament to the mastery

a testament to the mastery of artistry and skill

premodern people lived in a bewildering world

LONGISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - Newbery Honoree Derrick Barnes tackles timely issues of race and prejudice in this powerful

Dedicated to his son

Rosa Mistika: A Novel Uma Menon a testament to the masteryA controversial Swahili classic by one of Tanzania's most revered writers, banned on publication and finally translated into English A New Yorker Best Books of 2025 Selection Teenage Rosa lives with her parents and four younger sisters in a village on Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria, where she attends the local school and helps out on the family farm. Life would be relatively peaceful if it weren't for Rosa's father, who drinks to oblivion and abuses