A Grain of Wheat
of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Description
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.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 247 pages
- Publisher Heinemann Educational Books
- Publication Date January 1st 1994
- First Publication 11/05/67
- Language English
- ISBN 9780435909871
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['East Africa']
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