A.B. Kyazze
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Author of
Into the Mouth of the Lion
Fiction
Into the Mouth of the lion is A.B. Kyazze's debut novel.
Written by a former war photographer, this book is for anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider, lost in country you desperately want to understand.
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Lena, a struggling photographer, flies from London to the war-torn highlands of Angola, after hearing the news of a suspicious explosion. She tries to piece together the reasons behind the disappearance of her sister DJ, but she gets entangled in the country’s conflict for minerals and power.
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The book is a love story – actually, stories – crossing conventional lines in a war zone, but it is more than that. It is about working in intense situations, and finding the courage to bear witness to abuses. It is about how people can connect and help others in unexpected ways, despite a threatening landscape. Pacey and suspenseful, the book is ultimately uplifting, although bittersweet.
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End of Lockdown Summer, published by Byte the Book in September 2020, describes how it feels at this strange time, from an unusual perspective.
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Covid in Brixton, a light-hearted short story about friendship during the time of the pandemic, was story of the month for the Byte Shorts showcase run by networking organisation Byte the Book in May 2020.
Rush Hour, a flash fiction short story, is included in the 2019 National Flash Fiction Day anthology, And We Pass Through, published June 2019.
Lost in the Jetstream, a short story, was published by the Great Lakes Review on 14 January 2021
Book Reviews& Blogs
I write book reviews of children's books on Medium, working with KnightsOf, a new publisher dedicated to improving the diversity of children's literature.
Non-fiction and humanitarian policy
Walking the Walk: Evidence of Principles in Action from Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies. Published in the International Review of the Red Cross, Volume 97 Spring/Summer 2015.
Learning from the City: British Red Cross Urban Learning Project Scoping Study. Co-written with Paula Baizan and Samuel Carpenter, 2012.
At a Crossroads: Humanitarianism for the Next decade. Co-written with Benedict Dempsey, published by Save the Children in 2010.