A childhood memoir set in Kenya from the international Man Brooker nominated author. Charts the development of a significant voice in international literature, as well as standing as a record of the struggles of a nation to free itself.

LONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA dazzling, genre-defying novel in verse, full of trial and sacrifice, The Perfect Nine is a glorious epic about the founding of Kenya's Gikuyu people and the ideals of beauty, courage...