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Weep Not, Child

by Ngugi wa Thiong'o · 1964

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Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie.

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traveltravelMore like thisLess of thisclassclassMore like thisLess of thisreligionreligionMore like thisLess of this
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AfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of thisKenyaKenyaMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
short · 136 pages
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