- Fiction, Kikuyu (African people), Missions, History
"Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and prestige.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
- First published
- 1965
- Pages
- 167
- Publisher
- Kailas Editorial, S.L., Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks, Ayrıntı Yayınları
- Editions
- 26
- Language
- tur, German, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9780435905484
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