The Broken Word
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An extraordinary poetic sequence that animates and illuminates the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1950s, eventually becoming a meditation on the inheritance of conflict and its consequences. It is a thrillingly original, profound and lyrical work.
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PoetryAfricaHistorical FictionFictionWarKenyaHistoricalNovelsBritish Literature
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