East Africa
Kenya
Post-colonial
English
Fiction
Set in the days before Kenyan independence, several villagers prepare for Uhuru Day celebrations while haunted by their choices during the Mau Mau uprising. Ngũgĩ's most technically accomplished novel.
Literary Significance
Considered Ngũgĩ's masterpiece; one of the great political novels in the English language
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editorial-summarynot primary textSet in the days before Kenyan independence, several villagers prepare for Uhuru Day celebrations while haunted by their choices during the Mau Mau uprising. Ngũgĩ's most technically accomplished novel. Considered Ngũgĩ's masterpiece; one of the great political novels in the English language
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