Overview
Region
East Africa
Kenya
Era
Post-colonial
Language
English
Genre
Fiction
About This Work
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