CITY · KENYABooks set in Nairobi
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10 books · 8 authors · 1973–2014
10 books here
Most-set authors
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (2) · Meja Mwangi (2) · Mukoma wa Ngũgĩ (1) · Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (1) · Abdulrazak Gurnah (1) · Mukoma wa Ngugi (1)
Genres
literary fiction (5)
Books set here
Set in Nairobi (6)
Black Star Nairobi
Mukoma wa Ngũgĩ
post-election violence backdrop
Devil on the Cross
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Wariinga exploited in capital
Nairobi Heat
Mukoma wa Ngugi
detective thriller city setting

The Constant Gardener
John le Carré
British High Commission base

Going Down River Road
Meja Mwangi
gritty downtown setting

Kill Me Quick
Meja Mwangi
street-level Nairobi survival

