Who wrote A Grain of Wheat?

Ngugi wa Thiong'o wrote A Grain of Wheat, first published in 1967. It is a work of literary fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

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Essential Read

A Grain of Wheat

Name: A Grain of Wheat
Author: Ngugi wa Thiong'o

by Ngugi wa Thiong'o · 1967

Literary Fiction · ranked #93 in category

On the eve of Kenyan independence in 1963, the residents of a village gather to celebrate — and to reckon with their different experiences of the Mau Mau uprising, the betrayals it produced, and the price paid by those who fought. Ngugi's novel examines what political independence means when it arrives and what it asks of those who survived the struggle.

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