PETALS OF BLOOD
by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/good
- ISBN 10
- 0525178287
- ISBN 13
- 9780525178286
- Seller
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Wichita, Kansas, United States
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Synopsis
Petals of Blood is a novel written by Ngugi wa Thiong'o first published in 1977. Set in Kenya just after independece, the story follows four of the novel's major characters - Munira, Abdulla, Wanja, and Karega - whose lives are all intertwined due to the Mau Mau rebellion. In order to escape city life, each retreats to the small, pastoral village of Ilmorog.
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- Bookseller
- Thleodore Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003642
- Title
- PETALS OF BLOOD
- Author
- Ngugi wa Thiong'o
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0525178287
- ISBN 13
- 9780525178286
- Publisher
- E. P. Dutton
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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