Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir

Step into the formative years of one of Africa's most celebrated writers with this poignant childhood memoir set in colonial Kenya. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o recounts his rural Gĩkũyũ boyhood in a polygamous family and his relentless, almost "bizarre," pursuit of education despite intense poverty and colonial oppression. As World War II and the violent Mau Mau uprising grip the country, Ngũgĩ's life is forever shaped by political turmoil, a quest for knowledge, and the enduring strength of his resilient mother. This evocative account captures a tumultuous era, bearing witness to the human right to dream and the birth of a literary revolutionary.