A GRAIN OF WHEAT
by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0435900366
- ISBN 13
- 9780435900366
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Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Synopsis
A Grain of Wheat is the third and best-known novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, a novelist from Kenya. The novel weaves several stories together during the state of emergency in Kenya's struggle for independence (1952–1959), focusing on the quiet Mugo, whose life is ruled by a dark secret. The plot revolves around his home village's preparations for Kenya's independence day celebration.
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- Bookseller
- Karen Wickliff - Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- wb6021769
- Title
- A GRAIN OF WHEAT
- Author
- Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0435900366
- ISBN 13
- 9780435900366
- Publisher
- Heinemann
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Africa African Literature Fiction Novel Political Kenya James Ngugi
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Fiction; Africa;
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