

A novel that portrays several characters in a village whose intertwined lives are transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency in Kenya. It features a reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret.
- | By (Author): Ngugi wa Thiong'o
- | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
- | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- | Publication Date: Feb 07, 2002
- | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
- | Number of Pages: 272 pages
- | Language: Not available
- | Binding: Paperback|Softback
- | ISBN-10: 0141186992
- | ISBN-13: 9780141186993
- By (Author):
- Ngugi wa Thiong'o
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:
- Feb 07, 2002
- Series:
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Number of pages:
- 272 pages
- Binding:
- Paperback|Softback
- Language:
- Not available
- ISBN-13:
- 9780141186993