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Detained!: A prison memoir

Detained!: A prison memoir - Paperback

by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
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Availability:In StockContributor:Ngugi Wa Thiong'oTheme:Ethnic Orientation/AfricanPublish date:7/24/2026Pages:270
Languages:EnglishPublisher:East African Educational PublishersISBN-13:9789966461490ISBN-10:9966461493UPC:9789966461490Book Category:Social Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African StudiesSize:9.06 x 5.71 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SCVTPFCEPS

In this book, Ngügi describes with great accomplishment, the purposeful degradation and humiliation of political prisoners, the neglect and casual cruelty that undermined their health, and the debilitating blend of tension and tedium that marked each day in prison. An artfully integrated series of reflections enables him to consider hi own writings, the nature of imprisonment, and the way forward for th"e people of Kenya

Languages:EnglishPublisher:East African Educational PublishersISBN-13:9789966461490ISBN-10:9966461493UPC:9789966461490Book Category:Social Science, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:African StudiesSize:9.06 x 5.71 x 0.57 inchesWeight:0.35Product ID:SCVTPFCEPS
Publisher: East African Educational Publishers

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