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Going Down River Road

by Meja Mwangi · 1976

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Ben, cashiered as a lieutenant in the army, now works as a building labourer in Nairobi. By the author of Kill Me Quick and Striving for the Wind.

Setting
1970sAfricaKenya
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 215 pages

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