A grain of wheat

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A grain of wheat

by Ngäugäi wa Thiong'o ; introduction by Abdulrazak Gurnah.

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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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  • Penguin Classics Brand
  • 0143106767 ISBN-10:
  • 9780143106760 ISBN-13:
  • 9780143106760 ISBN-13
  • 0143106767 ISBN-10
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  • Hardback Media
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  • 5.1 in * 0.7 in * 7.7 in Dimensions:
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