A translation by Trevor Jaggar from the Kiswahili of the 1990 reprint of Kareithi's novel, with a translator's note and preface, 54 pages. In his note Jaggar explains that his purpose in translating Karethi's work was 'to enable British and other readers of English to learn something of what the Mau Mau War felt like to a Kikuyu striving for the independence of Kenya from British colonial rule'.
A grave without a cross
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- ReferenceGB 115 RCS/RCMS 185
- Dates of Creation2000
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description1 envelope(s) 1 envelope paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
P.M. Kareithi's background is not known.
Access Information
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Mrs Trevor Jaggar, April 2001.
Note
Includes index.
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Bibliography
'A grave without a cross' was published by Phoenix Publishers Ltd, Nairobi, in 1969. A second edition was published in 1989, and was reprinted in 1990.
Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Kareithi, P M, fl 1950-1969