- Fiction, History, African Fiction, Social Life and Customs
The works of Kenyan author Ngugi have made a powerful impact throughout the world. A Grain of Wheat was recognised as one of Africa's 100 best books of the twentieth century in an initiative organised by the Zimbabwe International Book Fair.
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Grave, earnest, prestige and meticulous.
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- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- rawmeticulous
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
- First published
- 1986
- Pages
- 280
- Publisher
- Debolsillo, DEBOLSILLO, Zimbabwe Pub. House
- Editions
- 27
- Language
- tur, English, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780141186993
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