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Weep Not, Child (Hardcover)

by Wa Thiong'o Ngugi (Author), Ime Ikiddah (Editor)

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Hardcover: 176 pages
Publisher: Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks (December 1967)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0435908030
ISBN-13: 978-0435908034

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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful exploration of collonially occupied Kenya from an intimate perspective, Jan 15 2009

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This review is from: Weep Not, Child (Paperback)

Written with clarity and purpose Weep Not Child is an intimate coming of age story. Ngugi wa Thiong'o employs narrative as a means of exploring the complexities and nuances of political conflict in colonially occupied Kenya.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Plight of the African people, April 4 2000

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This review is from: Weep Not, Child (Paperback)

"Weep Not, Child" chronicles a young boy, Njoroge, as he grows up admist the Mau Mau war and the conflict between the African natives and the British colonial rulers. The book is in essence about the hopes and dreams of a young boy coming being affected by the outside world and how the outside world changes a person.

The novel also addresses the political conflict that was occurring in Kenya in the 1950's. The author incorporates a description of the power of the white rulers, the bitterness of the Africans at being enslaved on their own land and their attempt to rise up against the tyranny, and finally deals with the poor relations between the blacks and Indian merchants, who are looked down upon by the black community.

I read this novel as a part of my IB English class. We read this book in combination with "1984" (Orwell). It was a very powerful story when it dealt with Njoroge's life, his thoughts and his feelings but due to the length of the novel (136 pages) one only gets a fairly superficial explanation of the historical and cultural context of the book. Also, this novel is a book in translation, so some of the sentence and grammatical structure can be a bit tricky at times. All in all, a very good book.

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