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Secret Lives and Other Stories (1974) is Ngugi's first collection of short stories and includes "The Martyr''.

Petals of Blood (1977) is considered one of Ngugi's best, as well as most political, novels.

Detained: A Writer's Prison Diary (1981) is Ngugi's memoir of his time spent in prison between 1977 and 1978.

An Introduction to the Writings ofNgugi (1980) by G. D. Killam contains essays on key novels and stories by Ngugi and includes a biographical outline of Ngugi's life.

Ngugi wa Thiong'o: Texts and Contexts (1995),...

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