The tragic death of Jay Boge's girlfriend, Luta Kanaya, in a freak accident, catapults him to the front line in the fight for cultural emancipation; a fight that pits him against the powers that be, personified by Hon. Gasia, Kilima's Director of Culture. Who will win the day? 

Shrine of Tears is the story of Kilima's young generation searching for an assurance for the future in the cultural rubble of their past and present. Set in contemporary Africa, it is a compelling story whose characters and events have been so skilfully interwoven as to provoke even the most complacent among us. Above all, it is a fascinating experimentation with the interdependence of form and content in modem African writing.