Dreams in a Time of War

Dreams in a Time of War
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Publisher : Anchor
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780307378958
ISBN-13 : 0307378950
Rating : 4/5 (950 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dreams in a Time of War by : Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Download or read book Dreams in a Time of War written by Ngugi wa Thiong'o and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-03-09 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born in 1938 in rural Kenya, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o came of age in the shadow of World War II, amidst the terrible bloodshed in the war between the Mau Mau and the British. The son of a man whose four wives bore him more than a score of children, young Ngũgĩ displayed what was then considered a bizarre thirst for learning, yet it was unimaginable that he would grow up to become a world-renowned novelist, playwright, and critic. In Dreams in a Time of War, Ngũgĩ deftly etches a bygone era, bearing witness to the social and political vicissitudes of life under colonialism and war. Speaking to the human right to dream even in the worst of times, this rich memoir of an African childhood abounds in delicate and powerful subtleties and complexities that are movingly told.


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