Yearning for Dawn

About this book

Yearning for Dawn by Anthony Wambongo is an inspirational work of fiction centred on African youth, hope and the struggle to pursue a better future despite obstacles. Wambongo's broader writing is concerned with examining social problems and encouraging readers to respond with determination, consistency and optimism. In this book, 'dawn' becomes a powerful image of possibility after difficulty: the promise that a new beginning can still be pursued even when circumstances or authority appear discouraging. The title is particularly relevant to young adults, students and readers interested in socially engaged African fiction with a motivational current running through it. Wambongo writes from a broad intellectual background and uses storytelling as a way to question social ills while still insisting on the possibility of progress. Yearning for Dawn is therefore both a literary work and an appeal to young people not to abandon their aspirations.