Mirrors of Illusion

A coffee shop in Dar Es Salaam. Emilie and Jonathan have just broken up. Jonathan, who ends everything, is not yet fully aware of the true reason for his decision.

Jonathan, in his quest for love and security in his life, unconsciously resists them whenever they appear in front of him. When he meets Emilie, Jonathan feels unworthy of her and pushes her off, he struggles with his job and his finances, and his haunting childhood experiences rush into his present life and sometimes prevent him from seeing things clearly.

E. K. Ndanguzi’s novel has a cinematographic dimension to it which makes the scenes and the dialogues move before the reader’s eyes. This vividly visual and kinematic novel depicts the inner landscape of a character who, like everybody else, is blinded and afraid of the unknown effect of his experiences growing up.