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The puzzling murder of three African directors of a foreign-owned brewery sets the stage for this novel, which delves into the disillusionment of independent Kenya. 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 and time again. The novel, on the surface, is a suspenseful investigation of a triple murder, but the narrative gradually reveals a deeper story of corruption and despair in a country where the hopes of its people have been repeatedly dashed.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
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