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September 18, 2026
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Gladwell Pamba: Kenya’s Caine Prize contender with ‘The End of Things’

Gladwell Pamba: Kenya’s Caine Prize contender with ‘The End of Things’

In the story, a stammering boy befriends Madam Supreme, the coffin-maker of a small town on the Malaba highway...

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Kenyan writer Gladwell Pamba has been shortlisted for the prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing with her short story, 'The End of Things'. The story is a poignant reflection on mortality and loss, deeply personal for the author.

  • The nominated story, 'The End of Things', explores themes of life's brevity and the impact of death.
  • The author, Gladwell Pamba, is a Kenyan writer contending for the Caine Prize.
  • A significant personal event that inspired the story was the death of her elder sister, Josephine Kajomba, on September 15, 2026.

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