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100 0 _aNgugi wa Thiong'o, 1938-
245 1 0 _aDreams in a time of war
_b: a childhood memoir
_c/ Ngugi wa Thiong'o
260 _aNew York
_b: Anchor Books
_c, c2010
300 _a256 p.
_b: illus.
_c; 21 cm.
520 _aEtches of a bygone era, bearing witness to the social and political vicissitudes of life under colonialism and war. Speaking to the human right to dream even in the worst of times, this memoir of an African childhood abounds in delicate and powerful subtleties and complexities that are movingly told.
600 0 0 _aNgugi wa Thiong'o, 1938-
650 0 _aAuthors, Kenyan
_y--20th century
_v--Biography
650 0 _aKikuyu (African people)
_v--Biography
650 4 _aWorld War, 1939-1945
_x-Personal narratives
650 0 _aWorld War, 1939 - 1945
_z--Kenya
651 0 _aKenya
_x--History
_y--1895 - 1963
_v--Biography
651 0 _aKenya
_x--History
_y--Mau Mau Emergency, 1952 - 1960
_v--Personal narratives
651 0 _aKenya
_x--Colonial influence
651 0 _aKenya
_x--Social conditions
_y--20th century
942 _cMO
999 _c272345
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