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Secret lives, and other stories by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo · Booklabria

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
Secret lives, and other stories

Short StoriesAfrica

Secret lives, and other stories

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First published: 1975
Editions: 11 in 3 languages

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A book by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, first published in 1975. Open Library records 11 editions, in English, German and Italian; the English edition is from Penguin Random House, 2018, 176 pages.

Subjects: Short Stories
Africa
Short stories, English
Kenya
Set in: Kenya

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Editions

11 in 3 languages

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English9 German1 Italian1

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