Grain of Wheat, Paperback by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Like New Used, Free shipping ...
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Grain of Wheat, Paperback by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Like New Used, Free shipping .... Kihika, legendary rebel leader, was fatally betrayed to the whiteman. Gikonyo's marriage to beautiful Mumbi was destroyed when he was imprisoned, while her life has been shattered in other ways. Grain of Wheat, Paperback by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, ISBN 0141186992, ISBN-13 9780141186993, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US It is 1963 and Kenya is on the verge of Uhuru - independence day.The mighty British government has been toppled, and in the lull between the fighting and the new world, colonized and colonizer alike reflect on what they have gained and lost. In the village of Thabai, the men and women who live there have been transformed irrevocably by the uprising. Kihika, legendary rebel leader, was fatally betrayed to the whiteman. Gikonyo's marriage to beautiful Mumbi was destroyed when he was imprisoned, while her life has been shattered in other ways. And Mugo, brave survivor of the camps and now the village hero, harbours a terrible secret.
