"Contains 17 essays, both newly commissioned and reprinted,
addressing Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o's novels and his
political struggle against colonialism and neocolonialism. Works
discussed in one or more essays include "The River Between, Weep
Not, Child, A Grain of Wheat, Petals of Blood, and Devil on the
Cross." Other topics include Whitman's America and Ngugi's Kenya;
anti-racist juvenile literature; and problems associated with
publishing Ngugi in Kenya..."
-- "Reference & Research Book News" (May 2001)
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