The Milayi Curse

Joseph R. Alila was born Kenya. He lives in Schenectady, New York with his wife, children and grandchildren. A Chemist by training, he considers creative writing to be a natural consequence of the aging process. Alila has written extensively on his Luo people’s marriages and other cultural practices, holding up a sage’s torch on old Luo traditions. His mournful caution against the practices of polygamy and widow inheritance in the era of the AIDS virus, comes in ＂Sunset on Polygamy＂ and ＂The Thirteenth Widow.＂ J.R. Alila has written extensively on the clashes of modern religions, culture, and spirituality in the spiritual novels, ＂The Choirmaster,＂ and ＂Sins of Our Hearts.＂ ＂The Milayi Curse＂ is one of JR Alila’s novels on humanity’s struggles with Spirituality and Culture.