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Cargando... Kill Me Quick (1973)por Meja Mwangi
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Meja and Maina arrive in the city confident their high school diplomas will lead to employment and success. However, they are unable to find jobs and they end up in the backstreets, withe the homeless poor. Brutally separated, they meet years later behind prison bars. This novel displays Mwangi's talent for writing lively stories depicting societal problems in Kenya. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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A bright student in a village in Kenya, going to the big city for work after graduating top of the class, but not finding a job. Pride keeps him from returning to the village and his life erodes away in the brutal world of urban destitution.
Actually, Kill Me Quick is one of the nicknames for chang'aa, potent Kenyan moonshine.
Mwangi is an excellent writer. However, I warn potential reader's that Kill Me Quick is not a feel-good book (