Dreams in a Time of War

Dreams in a Time of War

2005 • 256 pages

Recounts the story of the author's childhood, covering his early years in World War II-era Kenya as the fifth child of a third wife, his thirst for learning that singled him out, and the political struggles that shaped his life.

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Memoirs

Memoirs is a 5-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1852 with contributions by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Devin Scillian, and Harry Truman.


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