Author: Ngugi wa Thiongo, 1938-
Publication year: 1986
Format: Paperback
Edition: Rev. ed.
Publisher: Oxford : Heinemann,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780435909871 (pbk.) :
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1967.
Ngugi takes the reader back to the days preceding Kenya's independence. Mugo, a farmer and hero in the eyes of the villagers, is asked to deliver a speech during the Uhuru celebrations, to be held in memory of his friend Kihika. He refuses to make a speech and turns out to be a traitor.
Series title: African writers series