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A Grain of Wheat


 

A Grain of Wheat is the third and best-known novel by Ngugi wa Thiongo, 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. A Grain of Wheat also marked Thiongo's embrace of Marxism.

Related Topics:
Novel - Ngugi wa Thiongo - Kenya - Marxism

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