Ngugi wa Thiong`o is renowned for his political novels & plays, yet he honed his craft as a short story writer. First published in 1975, Secret Lives & Other Stories brings together a range of Ngugi`s political short stories. From tales of the meeting between magic & superstition, to stories about the modernising forces of colonialism, & the pervasive threat of nature, this collection celebrates the storytelling might of one of Africa`s best-loved writers.