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Two talented girls, who are best friends, have resolved to eat bananas every day. Together with their devotion to the truth and idealistic spirit, this addiction slowly propels them far into the lands of ideas and action. From reserved science students, they evolve to be steadfast activists for justice, and ultimately fi¬nd themselves behind bars, convicted of terrorism related charges.
This action packed novel traces that evolution through a wide cast of characters that range from schoolmates, teachers, family members, street vendors to state officials and businessmen, both national and international
It is a story based in Africa, of true friendship and the struggle for a decent human existence in the face of powerful adversaries. Though entirely fictional, it derives from existent and historical realities. Interspersed within its pages, you will find enticing entities from the plant kingdom as well as songs, photos and mathematical ideas relating to bananas. The supplementary material at the end provides an introduction to the factual basis of the story.
About the author
Karim F Hirji is an award winning retired Professor of Medical Statistics who has published many statistical and biomedical research papers together with articles on education, politics and other issues, eight nonfiction books and one novel.
1. Hirji KF (2005) Exact Analysis of Discrete Data, Chapman and Hall/CRC Press, Boca Raton and London.
2. Hirji KF (editor) (2011) Cheche: Reminiscences of a Radical Magazine, Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, Dar es Salaam.
3. Hirji KF (2012) Statistics in the Media: Learning from Practice, Media Council of Tanzania, Dar es Salaam.
4. Hirji KF (2014) Growing Up with Tanzania: Memories, Musings and Maths, Mkuki na Nyota Publishers, Dar es Salaam.
5. Hirji KF (2017) The Enduring Relevance of Walter Rodney's How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Daraja Press, Montreal.
6. Hirji KF (2017) The Banana Girls, Zand Graphics, Nairobi.
7. Hirji KF (2018) The Travails of a Tanzanian Teacher, Daraja Press, Montreal.
8. Hirji KF (2019) Under-Education in Africa: From Colonialism to Neoliberalism, Daraja Press, Montreal.
9. Hirji KF (2022) Religion, Politics and Society, Zand Graphics, Nairobi and Daraja Press, Wakefield.
