NMLP P-022878 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-04

Petals of Blood

Ngugi wa Thiong'o · Heinemann (London) · 1977

Heinemann London 1977 is the true first edition. The US edition (E. P. Dutton, 1978) follows. The byline correctly reads 'Ngugi wa Thiong'o'.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-022878 for "Petals of Blood" by Ngugi wa Thiong'o (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-022878, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).