The Melancholy History of Mayfly by Mutch Katsonga

The Melancholy History of Mayfly by Mutch Katsonga is a dark meditation on life, justice, family and purpose, narrated by a man who has been sentenced to death, and given only a leather-bound book and a quill to share his final thoughts and confessions. As this articulate prisoner unravels his story, readers are forced to examine their own morality before casting any judgment on the narrator, making for an at-times harrowing but trenchant read. This unpredictable literary novel succeeds both as a work of social philosophy and a vividly conveyed work of contemporary fiction.