Weep Not, Child Novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'opremium off white cream pages Stitched binding Matte cover local premium copy Language English Dimensions 5. 5 x 8. 26 inches Pages amount 145 Summary Weep Not, Child is a moving novel about the effects of the Mau Mau uprising on the lives of ordinary men and women, and on one family in particular. Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter.