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A Grain of Wheat (Penguin Modern Classics)
by Wa Thiong'o Ngugi
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0141186992
- ISBN 13
- 9780141186993
- Seller
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Yucca Valley, California, United States
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About This Item
Penguin Books trade softcover, xiv + 243 pages, 2002, slight cover dents ar spine, slight cover and edge wear, tight binding, clean text, a very good reading copy.
Synopsis
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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- Title
- A Grain of Wheat (Penguin Modern Classics)
- Author
- Wa Thiong'o Ngugi
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0141186992
- ISBN 13
- 9780141186993
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- Date Published
- February 7, 2002
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