Ng农g末 wa Thiong'o - A Grain of Wheat
A special edition in the company of an audience of readers and students at Nairobi University's bustling bookshop, where celebrated Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o was a director.
This month a special edition of 91热爆 World Book Club coming from Nairobi in Kenya. Lawrence Pollard talks to celebrated Kenyan writer Ng农g末 wa Thiong'o in the company of an enthusiastic audience of readers and students who have gathered in the bustling bookshop of Nairobi University where Ngugi was once a director. We鈥檙e discussing Ng农g末's landmark novel A Grain of Wheat, set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya鈥檚 independence from Britain. In it the tangled narratives of a group of Kenyan villagers interweave to tell an epic story of love tested, friendships betrayed and myths forged, confirming Ng农g末's status as a giant of African writing.
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