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Devil on the Cross (Penguin African Writers Series)
Ngugi Wa Thiong´o
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A legendary work of African literature, Devil on the Cross is one of the cornerstones of Ngugi wa Thiong'o's enduring fame - and at the heart of his perennial contention for the Nobel Prize. An impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects, it has had profound influences on Africa and on African literature. Written on toilet paper while Ngugi wa Thiong'o was in prison, this novel tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, ... Read more
A legendary work of African literature, Devil on the Cross is one of the cornerstones of Ngugi wa Thiong'o's enduring fame - and at the heart of his perennial contention for the Nobel Prize. An impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects, it has had profound influences on Africa and on African literature. Written on toilet paper while Ngugi wa Thiong'o was in prison, this novel tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
453g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143107361
SKU
V9780143107361
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Ref
99-4
About Ngugi Wa Thiong´o
Ngugi wa Thiong'o is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and essayist from Kenya whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives in Irvine, California, where he is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine.
Reviews for Devil on the Cross (Penguin African Writers Series)
Ngugi is the most celebrated of African novelists. What he offers is nothing less than a new direction for African writing
British Book News
One of our century's great novels
Tribune
British Book News
One of our century's great novels
Tribune