The father of the protagonist of this novel is respected for his ability to keep peace between his two wives Nyokabi and Njeri.
The father of the protagonist of this novel is respected for his ability to keep peace between his two wives Nyokabi and Njeri. That protagonist has a brother named Kori who works in the Green Hotel and a brother named Kamau who works as a carpenter's apprentice. It ends as another brother, Boro, flees into the night, never to return. The protagonist's family works for the white landowner Mr. Howlands. Written while its author studied at Leeds University, this novel features Mwihaki, whose finishing school is paid for by the protagonist. Set against the backdrop of the Jomo Kenyata trial, this novel features a rivalry between the families of Jacobo and Ngotho, whose son Njoroge just wants to get educated while war breaks out around him. For 10 points, name this first English novel to be published by an East African, a Ngugi wa Thiong'o novel that depicts the outbreak of the Mau Mau Rebellion.
The father of the protagonist of this novel is respected for his ability to keep peace between his two wives Nyokabi and Njeri.
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