Kayo Mpoyi

Kayo Mpoyi's searing debut exploring shame, intergenerational cycles of trauma and abuse, sisterhood and the different narratives that shape us as humans, from the perspective of a young girl growing up in Dar es Salaam.
Translated by Alex Fleming

Kayo Mpoyi's debut novel is the story of family trauma and its impact through the ages, as seen through the eyes of Adi, a six-year-old diplomat’s daughter from Zaire.

Celebrating Women in Translation Month, with a selection of writers and works presented in translation on Swedish Book Review.

Kayo Mpoyi's Kitoko (meaning ‘beautiful’) is the touching story of how a little girl helps her father find hope again.