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Dreams in a Time of War by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Captivating childhood memoir of Ngũgĩ wa WanjikũThiong’o born fifth child of the third wife out 24 children of his father. Dreams in a Time of War speaks to the human right to dream even in the worst of times, capturing Kikuyu land political, cultural and geographicalhistory pre and colonial era. Formal Education development in Central Kenya. And Mau Mau armed struggle for Kenya’s independence.