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The Chattering Wagtails of Mikuyu Prison

The Chattering Wagtails of Mikuyu Prison

Author(s): Jack Mapanje

Location(s): Malawi

Genre(s): Poetry

Era(s): 1987

Formerly Head of English at the University of Malawi, Mapanje was arrested and imprisoned without trial for four years. In these poems of power and unflinching description, he condemns a brutal regime. Today, living in England, he celebrates the hope kept alive by those who fight for human rights.

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