A Grain of Wheat
by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
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- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0435908367
- ISBN 13
- 9780435908362
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About This Item
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
- Better World Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14441852-6
- Title
- A Grain of Wheat
- Author
- Ngugi wa Thiong'o
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0435908367
- ISBN 13
- 9780435908362
- Publisher
- Pearson Education
- Place of Publication
- Markham, On, Canada
- This edition first published
- July 17, 1986
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