The Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o (*1938) is one of the most important and most influential voices in modern African literature. His first novel was published in 1964, since then he has produced various other novels, short stories, plays as well as literary and political essays. He lived in Kenya, Uganda, the USA and England. Ngugi is an outspoken critic of post-colonial Kenyan politics. The short story A Meeting in the Dark was published in 1975 in the book Secret Lives, a collection of short stories Ngugi had written in the previous 12 years. Inhalt:Historical Context; Plot; Narrative Point of View; Characters; Study Questions; Model Answers

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Serie / Reihe: English Literature - analysed easily: Short stories