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In a blank verse epic by this author, some of the 99 suitors encounter the Ogre of Endless Tears while questing to find a cure for Warigia’s (“wah-REE-gee-ah’s”) disability. After dropping out of the University of Leeds, this author wrote a novel centered around the proverb “that which bites you is in your own clothing.” That novel by this author centers on a character who is reluctant to give a speech because of his guilt from betraying Kihika. (20[3])A different (20[1])novel by this author (20[2])concludes with (20[1])the teacher Munira burning down a (*) brothel in Ilmorog. This author explained (10[1])his decision to stop writing (10[1])in English (10[2])in (10[1])the essay (10[3])“Decolonizing (10[3])the Mind.” (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name this Kenyan (10[1])author (10[1])of (10[1])A Grain of Wheat (10[1])and Petals of Blood. ■END■ (10[4])

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