Carcase for Hounds

Carcase For Hounds

Author	Meja Mwangi
Language	English
Publication date	1974
Publication place	Kenya
ISBN	0-415-23019-5
Preceded by	Kill Me Quick
Followed by	Taste of Death

Carcase for Hounds is a novel by Kenyan writer Meja Mwangi first published in 1974. The novel concerns the Mau Mau liberation struggle during the latter days of British colonial rule and attempts, by the actions of the main protagonists, to show how Mau Mau was organized and why it took so long for the colonial government to defeat them.^[1] Carcase for Hounds received mixed reviews. The novel was also adapted into a movie by Ola Balogun, Cry Freedom (1981; not to be confused with the more famous 1987 film of the same name).^{[citation needed]}