Binding: Paperback
Description: A 50th - anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize nominee A legendary work of African literature this moving and eye - opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned. The River Between explores life in the mountains of Kenya during the early days of white settlement. Faced with a choice between an alluring new religion and their own ancestral customs the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English - speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up - to - date translations by award - winning translators.
Title: The River Between
Author(s): Wa Thiong'o Ngugi
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Barcode: 9780143107491
Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Date: 4/28/2015
Series: Penguin African Writers Series
(Editor: Achebe, Chinua)
Category: Modern & Contemporary Fiction