I
first met Zanzibar novelist, Adam Shafi in 1979.
He
had just popped into then Tanzania Publishing House along Samora Avenue,
downtown Dar es Salaam. His new book, Kuli, excited every Swahili reader and
lover of literature. Kuli is a classic. Phenomenal. It is based on historical
incidents during the colonial era in 1948. Port workers stage a strike that
eventually contributes to Uhuru struggles for Zanzibar and Tanganyika (the older
name of Tanzania) independence.
