ARGONAUT BOOKS

Ngõugõi wa Thiongo is a writer who has lived through extraordinary times. Here, he tells the story of his school days in Kenya against the backdrop of the intensification of the struggle for independence. Reviews Growing up in Kenya in the 1950s, the future novelist went to an elite school run by a Briton just as the Mau Mau uprising swept his family into the revolt against colonial rule. This powerful memoir depicts a youth torn between these separate worldsiThis is a book about a young boy's fear, not just of letting his mother down or failing to fulfill his potential, bu...Read More