Weep Not, Child
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Weep Not, Child is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the impact of British colonialism and the Mau Mau uprising on a young boy and his community.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Weep Not, Child canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
studied in postcolonial studies
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taught in African literature courses ⓘ |
| firstEditionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
conflict over land ownership
ⓘ
effects of colonial rule on Kenyan families ⓘ political awakening of a young boy ⓘ |
| genre |
African literature
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Kenyan ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jacobo
NERFINISHED
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Mr Howlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Mwihaki NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngotho NERFINISHED ⓘ Njoroge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | print ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | ~136 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
landmark work in Kenyan literature
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one of the first major novels in English by an East African writer ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Njoroge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early depiction of the Mau Mau Uprising in fiction
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exploration of education as a path to liberation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | student ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisher | Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | African Writers Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
British colonial rule in Kenya
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Mau Mau Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
British colonialism in Kenya
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Mau Mau Uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial injustice ⓘ education and social mobility ⓘ family and community ⓘ hope and disillusionment ⓘ land dispossession ⓘ violence and trauma ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | derived from a phrase of consolation or mourning ⓘ |
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