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Going down River Road

by Meja Mwangi
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Overview

Ben, cashiered as a lieutenant in the army, now works as a building laborer in Nairobi. He survives attacks on his life only to find his girlfriend gone. This picture of squalor and hopelessness has been compared to Gorky's Russia.

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Book Details

Published
September 6, 1976
Publisher
Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks
Pages
215
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780435901769

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