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A Grain of Wheat

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***** *Barack Obama, via Facebook : “A compelling story of how the transformative events of history weigh on individual lives and relationships.”** The Nobel Prize–nominated Kenyan writer **’** s best-known novel, featuring an introduction by Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah ** ** 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

About Author

Kenyan teacher, novelist, essayist, and playwright, whose works function as an important link between the pioneers of African writing and the younger generation of postcolonial writers. After imprison

Author

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

Book Series

Penguin African Writers Series

Format

Ebook

ISBN

9780143106760

Language

English

Pages

246

Publication Date

06-04-2012

Publisher

Penguin Classics

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