A Girl Is a Body of Water

A Girl Is a Body of Water is a 2020 novel by Ugandan writer Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. It was published in North America by Tin House Books and in the United Kingdom by Oneworld Publications under the title The First Woman.[1][2] The novel is set in 1970s Uganda during the rule of Idi Amin. It follows Kirabo, a girl raised in the village of Nattetta by her grandparents, as she searches for her absent mother and comes of age amid competing expectations about womanhood.[3][4] Under its UK title, the novel won the 2021 Jhalak Prize and was shortlisted for the 2021 Encore Award.[5][6]

Awards

Under the title The First Woman, the novel won the Jhalak Prize in 2021.[5] It was also shortlisted for the Encore Award and longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "A Girl Is A Body of Water". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  2. ↑ Newson-Horst, Adele (Summer 2021). "A Girl Is a Body of Water by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi". World Literature Today. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  3. ↑ Patrick, Bethanne (22 September 2020). "A Girl Is a Body of Water is a poignant coming-of-age tale about women's hard-won wisdom". The Washington Post. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  4. ↑ Clark, Alex (30 October 2020). "The First Woman by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi review – coming of age in Uganda". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  5. 1 2 Flood, Alison (25 May 2021). "Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi and Patrice Lawrence win Jhalak prizes for writers of colour". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Encore Award 2021 – The Shortlist". Royal Society of Literature. 2021. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  7. ↑ Saka, Rasheeda (10 November 2020). "Here is the longlist for the 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize". Literary Hub. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
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