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Petals of Blood (Penguin Classics)

by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

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ISBN13: 9780143039174
ISBN10: 0143039172
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The puzzling murder of three African directors of a foreign-owned brewery sets the scene for this fervent, hard-hitting novel about disillusionment in independent Kenya. A deceptively simple tale, Petals of Blood is on the surface a suspenseful investigation of a spectacular triple murder in upcountry Kenya. Yet as the intertwined stories of the four suspects unfold, a devastating picture emerges of a modern third-world nation whose frustrated people feel their leaders have failed them time after time. First published in 1977, this novel was so explosive that its author was imprisoned without charges by the Kenyan government. His incarceration was so shocking that newspapers around the world called attention to the case, and protests were raised by human-rights groups, scholars, and writers, including James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Donald Barthelme, Harold Pinter, and Margaret Drabble.

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About the Author

Ngugi wa Thiong’o was born in Limuru, Kenya, in 1938. One of the leading African writers and scholars at work today, he is the author of many novels, short stories, essays, a memoir, and several plays, and recipient of numerous high honors. Currently he is Distinguished Professor in the School of Humanities and director of the International Center for Writing and Translation at the University of California, Irvine.

 

Moses Isegawa was born in Uganda and is the author of the novels Abyssinian Chronicles and Snakepit.

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er1c_714, April 16, 2007 (view all comments by er1c_714)
Very well written book, but the story is hard to follow for me. It switches between an interrogation and memories of a man. The story also goes too much in deptch about wanja the prostitute. My school forced me to read this book, and overall it was a well written book, but incredibly slow at some parts when they drag on scenes of prostitution.

Schools tend to take literature and beat them senseless until they spit out nothing but their guts. No feelings. I rated higher than what I actully think the book deserved because of the feeling schools create towards books. With the school bias, I would rate it a 3, but I know it would be better if I had the time to really relate to the topics. I apologize for any grammar mistakes in my review, I have never had a good time in english.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780143039174
Introduction:
Isegawa, Moses
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Introduction by:
Isegawa, Moses
Introduction:
Isegawa, Moses
Author:
Isegawa, Moses
Author:
Ngugi Wa Thiong'O
Author:
Ngguggi
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Edition Description:
Mass Market
Series:
Penguin Classics
Publication Date:
20050222
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Pages:
432
Dimensions:
7.72x5.14x.75 in. .65 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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