A 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by
the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize nominee A legendary work of
African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly
captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been
overturned. The River Between explores life in the mountains of
Kenya during the early days of white settlement. Faced with a
choice between an alluring new religion and their own ancestral
customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the
unknown and those who see beyond it. 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.
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