Devil on the cross
Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʾo, 1938-2015
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Written on toilet paper while Ngugi wa Thiong'o was in prison, this novel tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to be exploited by her boss and later a corrupt businessman. As Wariinga struggles to survive, she begins to realise that her problems are only symptoms of a larger societal malaise and that much of the misfortune stems from the Western, capitalist influences on her country.
Main title:
Devil on the cross / Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
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London : Penguin Classics, 2015.
Collation:
272 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780143107361 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
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BRN:
2503805
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