Ngugi wa Thiong'o

Dreams in a Time War: A Childhood Memoir

A novelist and a theorist of post-colonial literature at the University of California, Irvine, Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of Kenya’s best-known public intellectuals. In 1977, following the publication of his novel Petals of Blood—which relates the disillusionment of people living in post-independence Kenya—he was arrested and imprisoned without charge. Now, living in exile for more than 20 years, Thiong’o still writes for the oppressed Kenyan working class. His novels include A Grain of Wheat, Matigari, and the highly praised Wizard of the Crow. In his new memoir, Dreams in a Time of War, Thiong’o recalls growing up under British colonialist rule and his survival during the war for independence in Kenya.

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