\'Exquisite in its honesty and truth and resilience, and a necessary chronicle from one of the greatest writers of our time\' Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSelected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the GuardianWhen Ngugi wa Thiong\'o arrives at the prestigious Makerere University, it embodies all the potential and excitement of the early 1960s.. \'Exquisite in its honesty and truth and resilience, and a necessary chronicle from one of the greatest writers of our time\' Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSelected as a Book of the Year 2016 in the GuardianWhen Ngugi wa Thiong\'o arrives at the prestigious Makerere University, it embodies all the potential and excitement of the early 1960s.