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  • Hardcover: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Pantheon (November 6, 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0307907694
  • ISBN-13: 978-0307907691
  • Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 1 x 8.3 inches
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4.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent memoir about the author's high school years in Kenya during the struggle for independence
By Darryl R. Morris on February 7, 2013
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The latest book by Ngũgĩ picks up his life story where his childood memoir, "Dreams in a Time of War", left off. It is April 1955, and the Kenyan Emergency, also known as the Mau Mau Uprising, is raging throughout the country. The Mau Mau, a group of Kikuyu freedom fighters, are at war with the colonial British government in an effort to achieve independence, after repeated cries to address grievances against their people were systematically ignored. The Mau Mau specialize in lightning quick strikes against the colonialists and Kikuyu supporters, which spread terror throughout the country. The British Army responds by fighting the Mau Mau in the forests and jungles, while cracking down harshly on the Kikuyu villagers who they suspect are supporting the freedom fighters.

Ngũgĩ's older brother Good Wallace has fled to join the freedom fighters, after he barely escaped with his life from an attack by local police after he visited his family in their home village of Kamĩrĩthũ. The townspeople and local officials are aware of Good Wallace's participation in the Uprising, and the family's activities are under surveillance.

As the book opens, James Ngũgĩ, the author's baptismal name, has returned from his first term at Alliance High School, one of the most prestigious secondary schools for black Kenyan students. His excitement at seeing his family again is quickly lost, as his home village has been razed to the ground, unbeknownst to him. He is eventually directed to a home guard post, which has also been given the name Kamĩrĩthũ, which is essentially a concentration camp comprised of people from several nearby villagers, under guard by the British Army.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book on a subject Iong forgotten, the Mau Mau years.
By andy hanson on February 23, 2013
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I wouid recommend this book to anyone interested in Kenya. I wouId aIso recommend to anyone who is interested in the greatest writer out of Kenya, Ngugi
wa Thiongo.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOur history
By kahura on July 16, 2013
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A very clear and vivid reminiscence of our past. Wa Thiong'o's simple narrative techniques flow very easily and educates/informs the reader without dazzling with 'written theatrics'. A must read for all interested in the-not-so-recent-recent history of the peoples of Kiambuu, Kenya.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGood read.
By Will on December 19, 2013
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This was a good book. I knew very little about African literature and history. This opened my eyes to the civil wars that are occurring in Africa.
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