A Grain of Wheat (Paperback)

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 writer's best-known novel, featuring an introduction by Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

General

Imprint:	Penguin USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Penguin African Writers Series, 2
Release date:	June 2012
First published:	June 2012
Authors:	Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Introduction by:	Abdulrazak Gurnah
Series editors:	Chinua Achebe
Dimensions:	196 x 128 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	242
ISBN-13:	978-0-14-310676-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Promotions Books > Fiction > Promotions
LSN:	0-14-310676-7
Barcode:	9780143106760

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