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Dreams in a time of war : a childhood memoir
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Dreams in a time of war : a childhood memoir
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Twentieth-century Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong®o describes his life, detailing his childhood in rural Kenya as the fifth child of his father's third wife, and discussing social and political conditions in Africa under British colonial rule.
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Title
Dreams in a time of war : a childhood memoir
Call No
BIOG NGUGI WA
Edition
1st ed.
Authors
Ngugi wa Thiong®o, 1938-
Subjects
Ngugi wa Thiong®o, 1938- --Childhood and youth.
Ngugi wa Thiong®o, 1938- --Family.
Authors, Kenyan--20th century--Biography.
Kikuyu (African people)--Biography.
Kenya--History--1895-1963--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Kenyan.
World War, 1939-1945--Kenya.
Kenya--History--Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960--Personal narratives, Kenyan.
Kenya--Colonial influence.
Kenya--Social conditions--20th century.
Ngugi wa Thiong®o, 1938- sears
Ngugi wa Thiong®o, 1938- --Family. sears
Kenyen authors--Biography.
Kikuyu (African people)--Biography.
Kenya--History--Biography.
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
World War, 1939-1945--Kenya.
Kenya--History--Personal narratives.
Kenya.
Kenya--Social conditions.
Language
English
Published
New York : Pantheon Books, c2010.
Publication Desc
256 p. : ill. ;
ISBN
9780307378835 (trade)
LCCN
2009034107
Target Audience
Adult
Dimensions
21 cm.