Petals of Blood
| Title | Petals of Blood |
| Year for Search | 1977 |
| Authors | Thiong'o, Ngũgĩ wa(b. 1938) |
| Date Published | 1977 |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Kenyan author, Male author |
| Annotation | Complex novel depicting, among other things, a post-independence African dystopia and various people with utopian aspirations. Includes the idea that an African utopia will need to be found in the African past. |
| Holding Institutions | VUW |
| Author Note | Kenyan author (b. 1938). |
| Full Text | 1977 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (b. 1938). Petals of Blood. London: Heinemann. VUW Complex novel depicting, among other things, a post-independence African dystopia and various people with utopian aspirations. Includes the idea that an African utopia will need to be found in the African past. Kenyan author. |
