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Devil on the cross

Paperback • 2017 • English • 1. edition

Devil on the cross

By Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Part of the series Penguin classics

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A legendary work of African literature, Devil on the Cross is one of the cornerstones of Ngugi wa Thiong'o's enduring fame - and at the heart of his perennial contention for the Nobel Prize. An impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects, it has had profound influences on Africa and on African literature.Written on toilet paper while Ngugi wa Thiong'o was in prison, this novel tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who m...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9780143107361

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2017

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Devil on the cross

Format

Paperback

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