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Can I read Weep Not Child (expt) AWS B (Heinemann African Writers Series) on EtoBox?
Weep Not Child (expt) AWS B (Heinemann African Writers Series) by Ngugi wa Thiong'o; Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Weep Not Child (expt) AWS B (Heinemann African Writers Series) about?
Weep Not, Child is a moving novel about the effects of the Mau Mau uprising on the lives of ordinary men and women, and on one family in particular. Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. But this is Kenya, and the times are against them: In the forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against the white government, and the two brothers and their family need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up. Weep Not, Child is Nggs first novel, published in 1964.
Who reads Weep Not Child (expt) AWS B (Heinemann African Writers Series)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ngugi wa Thiong'o; Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
- Publisher
- Heinemann Educational Books Ltd
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780435908300
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (1,544 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14