ABSTRACT
This chapter demonstrate how some female Kenyan writers have chosen to perpetuate their local community's intangible heritage through the use of the novel as a cultural tool. It also demonstrates how, in a manner somewhat similar to the situation that Victorian romance writers faced, such writers have had their novels frowned upon by critics who would have preferred that they occupy themselves with texts that espouse 'Aristotelian canons of mimetic probability'. The chapter attempts to preserve intangible cultural heritage and is guided by the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation's views on the links between cultural heritage and intangible heritage. Through sharing knowledge on the intangible cultural heritage of the Luo community internationally, the chapter seeks to promote intercultural dialogue amongst the several indigenous groups that were represented at the conference.
