Bat Valley

The object of desire at the heart of The Jaguar Men of Kiziba is the last King of Rwandas Jaguar Mk5 coupé. Based on a true story it includes Princess Margarets state visit to Uganda. The main characters weakness envy leads to a dramatic ending. The Lungfish Man of Mbazi has a relatively happy dénouement. It involves a research programme at Bat Valley linked to space exploration that almost ends in disaster for the researcher. The Mount Elgon Waiter culminates in a Fawlty Towers-like scene in a tourist hotel in a reference to witchcraft. The Moth Lady of Tororo finds an ageing British lawyer almost falling for a glamorous young post-grad student in a swimming pool situated in a hotel near the Uganda-Kenya border. The Kampala Shopping Mall Ostrich Man examines the disgraceful behaviour of a married Lothario. The Owl Man of Mukuno is a dark tale involving an Englishman his Mugandan wife and his mother-in-law. The Bat Valley University Praying Mantis Man delves deeply into a work by the surrealist artist M.C. Escher: Dream. The Snake Lady of Nakasero involves a mans deep fear of snakes his efforts to overcome it a doomed relationship and a fatal snakebite suffered during curfew. A fear of spiders is the subject of The Spider Man of Gulu. It features the spoiled daughter of a member of the British Establishment who overcomes her fear only to meet an unexpected end in the north of Uganda. The Congolese Warthog Man relates how a man from Katanga turning his back on the ivory trade learns how to love a warthog. Finally Bat Valley tells the story of a man whose all-consuming interest in bats leads to near-disaster. ... and many more humorous tales.