Kintu Author:Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi Uganda’s history reimagined through the cursed bloodline of the Kintu clan. In 1750, Kintu Kidda, in a rash action in a moment of anger, unleashes a curse that will plague his family for generations. Time passes and the nation of Uganda is born. Through colonial occupation and the turbulent early years of independence, Kintu'... more »;s heirs survive the loss of their land, the denigration of their culture and the ravages of war. But the story of their ancestor and his twin wives Nnakato and Babirye endures. So too does the curse. Tale of a clan and of a nation, the stories of Kintu’s descendants as they seek to break from the burden of their shared past and reconcile the inheritance of tradition and the modern world that is their future.« less