254pp except USA, Kenya and Uganda Rights Sold: Spanish, Russian, Swedish, German, Japanese, Norwegian, Icelandic, Korean Weep Not, Child Ngugi Wa Thiong o An extraordinary story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. Ngugi wrote Devil on the Cross whilst detained, without trial, by a government hoping to silence him.
Ngugi highlights the greed and satan capitalism prevalent in contemporary society. 247pp Rights Sold: Korean, Turkish, Portugese, Dutch, Swedish, Slovak, German, Japanese, Finnish, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, English () Devil on the Cross Ngugi Wa Thiong o One of the most powerful critiques of modern Kenya ever written. He is currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine. The Guardian Novelist, essayist, and playwright, Ngugi s works function as an important link between the pioneers of African writing and the younger generation of postcolonial writers. He writes with poise and from deep reserves, and the book adds cubits to his already considerable stature. A GRAIN OF WHEAT portrays several characters in a village whose intertwined lives are transformed by the Emergency in Kenya. Originally published in 1967, Ngugi's third novel is his best known and most ambitious work. 2 A Grain of Wheat Ngugi Wa Thiong o A Classic novel depicting the history of colonialism in Kenya.
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