Disillusionment is a common trope in literature that dates back to the days of Plato and it’s a canvas writers can still use to anchor their stories today. Many great men and women have felt this “emptiness” or estrangement after finally grasping what they had chased all their lives. Many great men and women have felt this “emptiness” or estrangement after finally grasping what they had chased all their lives. This is what Meja Mwangi addresses in his novel Kill Me Quick — the disillusionment of the masses after the country’s independence. Filled with a sense of dismay, they lived in squalor and dehumanising conditions, promising young men and women turning into criminals and scumbags.

Source: Daily Nation October 12, 2019 06:22 UTC