Petals of Blood - Ngugi Wa Thiong'O Koppernik Willem van Toorn

Willem van Toorn

Many of those mourned or celebrated here cast a long spiritual shadow over Zweig's own writing life: Verhaeren

Het vertelt het verhaal van ruim duizend mijl wandelen over oude wegen

Here a man plays increasingly death-defying games of Russian Roulette

Maar wat hen bindt is niet alleen genegenheid en solidariteit

Petals of Blood - Ngugi Wa Thiong'O Koppernik Willem van ToornAfter decades of British rule Kenya has declared its independence, but drought and poor harvests still govern the village of Ilmorog. Undeterred, Munira, Karega, Wanja and Abdulla each move to Ilmorog in search of a more provincial life, only to find themselves suspects in a crime that signals a dark turning of the times. A classic of modern African literature, Ngugi wa Thiong'o's damning satire of politics and corruption in Kenya would prove the