Alexander Nderitu
Alexander Nderitu was born in Kenya in 1979. In November 2002, he became one of Africa's first 'digital novelists' with the Internet publication of his signature thriller, When the Whirlwind Passes. In 2004, he was nominated for the Douglas Coupland Short Story Award for his despairing spy story, Life as a Flower. In the Spring of 2007, Life as a Flower was included in the Reading Section of an assessment exam in Pennsylvania, USA. In late 2007, Nderitu won a Theatre Company prize for his humorous stage play, Hannah and the Angel. His most recent works are: The Moon is Made of Green Cheese (poetry) and Angela on My Mind (short stories).
Entries by this Author
A Game for Heroes...If You Believe the Hype
- By Alexander Nderitu
- Published April 22, 2011
- Features
- Unrated
If you look closely at the hype surrounding soccer and soccer greats, you will notice that the clubs that own the players and the organisations that control the tournaments are the cheerleaders in this mania. In other words, the game is being gobbled up by the monster that is commercialisation...Rude Was The Shock - A Short Story by Alexander Nderitu
- By Alexander Nderitu
- Published April 21, 2011
- Fiction
- Unrated
Leela’s screams brought Devi to the house and together they called the police. There were no signs of a break-in but Mrs. Manish’s insured jewellery collection – brought out of the safe in readiness for the wedding – was missing. The only person in the house at the time of the incident was Leela’s father, Mr. Manish – an ancient, infirm loner – and he heard nothing, being almost completely deaf...