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The Nobel Prize-nominated Kenyan writer's best-known novel
Set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As we learn of the villagers' tangled histories in a narrative interwoven with myth and peppered with allusions to real-life leaders, including Jomo Kenyatta, a masterly story unfolds in which compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed, and loves are tested.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
The Nobel Prize-nominated Kenyan writer's best-known novel
Set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As we learn of the villagers' tangled histories in a narrative interwoven with myth and peppered with allusions to real-life leaders, including Jomo Kenyatta, a masterly story unfolds in which compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed, and loves are tested.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 2021, and is the author of the Booker Prize–shortlisted novel Paradise, among other novels. He was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and teaches English literature at the University of Kent in England.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 272 |
| Inhalt: | 242 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780143106760 |
| ISBN-10: | 0143106767 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Ngugi wa Thiong'o |
| Besonderheit: | Unsere Aufsteiger |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Penguin Classics |
| Maße: | 194 x 130 x 21 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Ngugi wa Thiong'o |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.03.2013 |
| Gewicht: | 0,232 kg |
Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 2021, and is the author of the Booker Prize–shortlisted novel Paradise, among other novels. He was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and teaches English literature at the University of Kent in England.
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Romane & Erzählungen |
| Rubrik: | Belletristik |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 272 |
| Inhalt: | 242 S. |
| ISBN-13: | 9780143106760 |
| ISBN-10: | 0143106767 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Ngugi wa Thiong'o |
| Besonderheit: | Unsere Aufsteiger |
| Hersteller: |
Penguin LLC US
Penguin Classics |
| Maße: | 194 x 130 x 21 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Ngugi wa Thiong'o |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 27.03.2013 |
| Gewicht: | 0,232 kg |
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