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Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
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A Grain of Wheat - Penguin Modern Classics
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
A novel that portrays several characters in a village whose intertwined lives are transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency in Kenya. It features a reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret.
272 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | February 7, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780141186993 |
| Publishers | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 128 × 197 × 17 mm · 206 g |
| Language | English |
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