Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Books and literary traditions in the Volumain atlas.
Books in the world atlas
Weep Not, Child
Njoroge’s coming of age intersects with colonial dispossession and the Mau Mau uprising.
In the atlas: Kenya
A Grain of Wheat
On the eve of Kenyan independence, villagers confront memories of betrayal and resistance.
In the atlas: Kenya
Wizard of the Crow
A satire of the fictional dictatorship of Aburiria combines politics, magic and the absurdities of power.
In the atlas: Kenya
Petals of Blood
A triple-murder investigation exposes disillusionment with independent Kenya.
In the atlas: Kenya
The River Between
A Gikuyu community is divided between ancestral customs and Christianity.
In the atlas: Kenya