Ngugi’s “Petals of Blood” and Achebe’s “Arrow of God"
This 5
page report discusses the Kenyan novelist Ngugi wa Thiong’o, also
known as James Ngugi (1938 - ) and his fourth novel, “Petals of
Blood” (1977). The book serves as both a sarcastic and bitter
indictment against the leaders of post-independence Kenya and how
they betrayed the country. Chinua Achebe (1930 - ) of Nigeria is
one of Africa’s best-known and most honored writers. His “Arrow
of God,”
the second of Achebe’s novels of colonialism, takes place in the
1920’s after the British have established a presence in Nigeria.
No secondary sources.
File: D0_BWngugi.doc
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