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A Grain of Wheat
A masterly story of myth, rebellion, love, friendship and betrayal from one of Africa's great writers, Ngugi wa Thiong'o's A Grain of Wheat includes an introduction by Abdulrazak …
Weep Not Child
Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white …
The River Between
THE RIVER BETWEEN explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and 'magical' customs, the …
Grain of Wheat
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 …
Globalectics
A masterful writer working in many genres, Ngugi wa Thiong'o entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the …
River Between
Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn …
Petals of Blood
After decades of British rule Kenya has declared its independence, but drought and poor harvests still govern the village of Ilmorog. Undeterred, Munira, Karega, Wanja and Abdulla …
Upp genom mörkret
»Ngu gi wa Thiong 'o bär upp alla de dilemman en samtida afrikansk författare konfronterar i form av - ibland oförsonliga - politiska och språkliga strömningar.« | JOHN UPDIKE, THE …
Elven som skiller
Da britene koloniserte Kenya, var det ikke bare de politiske omveltningene som skapte konflikter. Den kulturelle og religiøse påvirkningen skapte splid innad i samfunnet, siden …
Djävulen på korset
»Ngugi wa Thiong'o har med textens hjälp givit glödande liv åt en tid och en plats så att man ett halvt sekel senare, i en annan del av världen, får vara med.« DN »En av de …
Drömmar i krigets skugga
Självbiografisk barndomsskildring om krig & kolonialism »En skimrande memoarbok. Ngugi wa Thiong'os kritik blir än skarpare genom den friska iakttagelse som präglar de gripande och …