Book Review: Weep Not Child (by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o)

Weep Not Child is a melancholic lament that will linger with you long after the last page has been turned. It is a short bittersweet narrative about the struggle of the Mau Mau against the British colonial administration in its quest for Kenyan independence. Told...

Book Review: A Grain of Wheat (Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o)

The best way I can sum up A Grain of Wheat, by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, is that it captures the essence of Kenya. Having visted the country on several occasions over the past decade I found the description of the landscape, customs and behavior of the cast of...

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