Addy Onyando
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Lecturer |
| Location | Osiri Beach, Homa Bay County, Nyanza, Lake Victoria, Kenya |
| Introduction | A writer, storyteller, publisher and lecturer in Creative Writing, Drama, Folklore and Oral Literature at Egerton University, Kenya. Works include: THE EPIC OF GOR MAHIA, HEART OF WILDERNESS, TAMING THE WILD, WAR OF THE AMAZONS, IN THE DEN OF BEARDED SNAKES and PALACE ON FIRE, (for general readership), INSIDE DR. HYENA’S CLINIC (SERIES) AND DOBI’S DAY, THE CHIEF AND THE WIZARD, THE GIANT AND THE LAKE and THE OGRES’ PARTY (for children and the youth), RIEKO JOLUO, MALIT MA CHUER REMO, and JI NOCHIEMO MOYIENG’ (for Luo speakers). His writing style: MAGICAL ORALITY. Onyando uses the proceeds from his creative works to address the educational and career needs of the disadvantaged through Osiri Beach Education and Career Forum (OSBECARF), under whose initiative is the Osiri Beach Library. Currently, together with his wife and with the help of friends, OSBECARF has sponsored the education of over 100 boys and girls. Orders for Onyando’s books, papers, training manuals and presentations (on creativity, theatre, magical orality and folklore) and stories can be made at pangolinpublishers@yahoo.com. E-mail: addyonyando@yahoo.com adrianonyando@gmail.com Cellphone: +254722690603 |
| Interests | I am many things, including a lecturer, a community worker, an educationist, a performer and a leader, but I recognize myself first and foremost as a writer. To this effect, I have penned over 50 books mostly of fiction, but also of children’s stories, poetry and drama. Ten of these, the most prominent of which are The Epic of Gor Mahia and Heart of Wilderness, have been published, but many remain in manuscript form and need to be polished in order for me to reach the highest level of artistic finesse. |
| Favorite books | Of Obama and the Rainmakers, The Northern Theatre of War, The Epic of Gor Mahia, The Serenade of the Doves, Heart of Wilderness, The Savannah Garden, Malit Machwer Remo |