A barber in this novel repeatedly talks about how he learned English in "the big war.
A barber in this novel repeatedly talks about how he learned English in "the big war." The protagonist of this novel begs his mother to tell him stories, since he was so frightened of his schoolteacher that he forgot every story he knew. Another teacher in this novel is upset when her students greet a woman with "Good morning, sir!" At the beginning of this novel, the protagonist learns that he will be able to go to school from one of his mothers, Nyokabi. In this novel, one of the protagonist's brothers kills (*) Mwihaki's father, leading her to spurn the protagonist, who then tries to hang himself at the end of this novel. During a strike in this novel, the protagonist's father, Ngotho, attacks his rival, Jacobo. For 10 points, name this novel in which Boro, the brother of Njoroge, leads part of the beginning of the Mau Mau rebellion, the first novel of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
A barber in this novel repeatedly talks about how he learned English in "the big war.
{Weep Not, Child}