“This was a very controversial novel when Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiong'o published "Petals of Blood" in 1977. So much so that he was immediately arrested, creating an international uproar. The plot involves the murder investigation of three African directors of a foreign-owned brewery. The name of the novel is derived from a red bean flower found by students on a school field study. The discussion regarding this flower becomes a metaphor for trying to understand the meaning of the...”

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