Comparative literary review of two short story collections, set in the Ismaili community of Dar es Salaam

Review by Karim F. Hirji, Professor of Biostatistics Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Moez Vassanji’s acclaimed Uhuru Street, published in 1992, and Jules Damji’s recent Oyster Bay & Other Short Stories are both set in that era of my life and in the location I grew up in. Though these collections of short stories are declared to be purely fictional, it is evident that they derive from reality. Many characters either bear strong resemblances to, or are composites of, real persons from those days. And, the tales mostly relate to the Ismailia community in Dar es Salaam, from which both authors originate.

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Amazon: Uhuru Street – Oyster Bay and Other Short Stories

Earlier related: Jules S. Damji – Moez Vassanji