COUNTRY · KENYABooks set in Kenya
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16 books · 8 authors · 1964–2019
16 books here
Most-set authors
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (6) · Abdulrazak Gurnah (2) · Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (2) · Meja Mwangi (2) · John le Carré (1) · Mukoma wa Ngũgĩ (1)
Genres
literary fiction (6)
Books set here
Set in Kenya (10)
Wizard of the Crow
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
satirical fictional African state
The River Between
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
divided Kikuyu ridges on Honia River
Petals of Blood
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
fictional post-independence Kenyan town
Weep Not, Child
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Gikuyu highlands Mau Mau era
A Grain of Wheat
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
fictional village at independence eve
Black Star Nairobi
Mukoma wa Ngũgĩ
post-election violence backdrop
Nairobi Heat
Mukoma wa Ngugi
detective thriller city setting
The Dragonfly Sea
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
protagonist grows up on island
Going Down River Road
Meja Mwangi
gritty downtown setting
Kill Me Quick
Meja Mwangi
street-level Nairobi survival
Also featuring Kenya (6)
Devil on the Cross
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
rural origins of protagonist
The Constant Gardener
John le Carré
murder discovery site
Desertion
Abdulrazak Gurnah
1899 opening scenes
Dust
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
opening post-election violence
Memory of Departure
Abdulrazak Gurnah
protagonist escapes to capital
The In-Between World of Vikram Lall
M.G. Vassanji
family relocates after independence