A Grain of Wheat (African Writers)
by WA THIONG'O NGUGI
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good - Trade
- ISBN 10
- 0435908367
- ISBN 13
- 9780435908362
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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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- The Book Garden (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 901426
- Title
- A Grain of Wheat (African Writers)
- Author
- WA THIONG'O NGUGI
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good - Trade
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0435908367
- ISBN 13
- 9780435908362
- Publisher
- Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks
- Place of Publication
- Markham, On, Canada
- Date Published
- July 1986
- Pages
- 256
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