The Dogear

Petals of Blood

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

1977

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
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Set in

  • ★
    Ilmorog · Kenya
    fictional post-independence Kenyan town
    ★ primary
  • Nairobi · Kenya
    characters journey to capital

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