Dreams in a Time of War
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Dreams in a Time of War is a memoir by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o recounting his childhood and coming of age amid the political and social upheavals of colonial Kenya.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dreams in a Time of War canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Gikuyu community
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impact of war on civilians ⓘ rural Kenyan life ⓘ |
| author | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | In the House of the Interpreter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Kenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o memoir cycle ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British colonialism in Kenya
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Mau Mau era NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ childhood ⓘ colonial Kenya ⓘ coming of age ⓘ education ⓘ family life ⓘ political upheaval ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
colonial oppression
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dreams and aspirations ⓘ family bonds ⓘ power of education ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harvill Secker
NERFINISHED
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Pantheon Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Central Kenya
NERFINISHED
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Limuru NERFINISHED ⓘ colonial Kenya ⓘ |
| settingTime |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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