A Grain of Wheat
Synopsis
The best-known novel by the great Kenyan writer
Set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As we learn of the villagers' tangled histories in a narrative interwoven with myth and peppered with allusions to real-life leaders, including Jomo Kenyatta, a masterly story unfolds in which compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed, and loves are tested.
- कॉपीराइट:
- 1986 Ng g wa Thiong'o, 1
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781101584859
- Publisher:
- Penguin Group US
- Date of Addition:
- 2018-11-15T04:02:18Z
- भाषा:
- English
- श्रेणी:
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.