Weep Not, Child
$24.60
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
22 October 2026
Summary
Two small boys stand on a rubbish heap and look into the future. One boy is excited, he is beginning school; the other, his brother, is an apprentice carpenter. Together, they will serve their country – the teacher and the craftsman.
But this is colonial Kenya and times are against them. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and the two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, and the rest of their family, need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241822005 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241822009 |
| Author: | Ngugi wa Thiong'o |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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Ngugi wa Thiong’o (1938-2025)
Ngugi wa Thiong’o was born in Limuru, Kenya, and became one of the leading writers and scholars of his time. He authored numerous works of fiction, memoir, and essay, including A Grain of Wheat, Devil on the Cross, and Decolonizing the Mind.
Ngugi was the Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine. He held fourteen honorary doctorates and received numerous other awards, and was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize.
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