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About this book

Njoroge is the first in his family to go to school, and he believes education will lift them all. As the Mau Mau uprising sweeps through his village, his brothers are drawn into the struggle, his father loses his land and his hopes are tested by violence and loss. Ngũgĩ's debut novel, the first in English by an East African writer.

Details

Author
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Publisher
Penguin Books
Edition
Penguin Classics
Published
2012
Pages
176
Format
paperback
Language
English
Subject
Literature
ISBN-13
9780143106692
ISBN-10
0143106694
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