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The broken word

by Adam Foulds

PoetryEnglish Epic poetryHistoryPoetry (poetic works by one author)

An extraordinary poetic sequence that animates and illuminates the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya in the 1950s, eventually becoming a meditation on the inheritance of conflict and its consequences. It is a thrillingly original, profound and lyrical work.

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