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BL
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| Record Number
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672895
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b502084
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| Main Entry
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo,1938-
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| Title & Author
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Dreams in a time of war : : a childhood memoir /\ Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
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| Edition Statement
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First edition.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Pantheon Books,, [2010]
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, ©2010.
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (256 pages) :: illustrations.
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| ISBN
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0307378950 (electronic bk.)
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: 9780307378958 (electronic bk.)
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| Abstract
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Recounts the story of the author's childhood, covering his early years in World War II-era Kenya as the fifth child of a third wife, his thirst for learning that singled him out, and the political struggles that shaped his life.
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| Subject
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo,1938-Childhood and youth.
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo,1938-Family.
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| Subject
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Authors, Kenyan-- 20th century, Biography.
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Kikuyu (African people), Biography.
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World War, 1939-1945, Personal narratives, Kenyan.
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World War, 1939-1945-- Kenya.
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Kenya, Colonial influence.
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Kenya, History, 1895-1963, Biography.
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Kenya, History, Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960, Personal narratives, Kenyan.
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Kenya, Social conditions, 20th century.
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| Dewey Classification
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828/.91409B
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| LC Classification
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PR9381.9.N45Z469 2010eb
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