Novel set in fictional Pirriwee, Northern Beaches, SYDNEY
The Chattering Wagtails of Mikuyu Prison
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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