This is one of the very early novels of the writer Ngũgĩ. He’s usually on the shortlist (unofficial) for the Nobel each year but keeps not winning. This seems likely because it’s possible he might reject the award (and maybe her should?) or use the platform to continue to spell out his anti-colonial politics (which he certainly should do). He’s completely fluent in English, like previous Nobel winner Wole Soyinka and like the unawarded but deserving Chinua Achebe. These three writers don’t all come from […]