For 10 points, name this author of Petals of Blood and A Grain of Wheat, both of which are set in his native Kenya.
This author wrote a novel in which the potency of a certain drink, known as the "drink of three letters,"is described by the equation P=3T. A surprisingly positive note by one character at the end of that novelexplains that a corrupt bureaucrat was gunned down in his car while waiting for his chauffeur-bodyguardto bring him rent. Only a donkey is killed when a plane crashes into the setting of one of this author's novels,which ends with a man (*) burning down a brothel after seeing another man patronize it. Another character createdby him killed District Officer Robson but got betrayed by the protagonist, which led to his hanging. This authorwrote about Wanja who is idolized by Munira in one novel and told of the betrayal of Kihika by Mugo in another.For 10 points, name this author of Petals of Blood and A Grain of Wheat, both of which are set in his native Kenya.
This author wrote a novel in which the potency of a certain drink, known as the "drink of three letters,"is described by the equation P=3T. A surprisingly positive note by one character at the end of that novelexplains that a corrupt bureaucrat was gunned down in his car while waiting for his chauffeur-bodyguardto bring him rent.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o