Devil on the Cross
This remarkable and symbolic novel centers around Wariinga's tragedy and uses it to tell a story of contemporary Kenya faced with the "satan of capitalism." Ngugi has directed his writing even more firmly towards the commitment that he shows in Writers in Politics and Detained: A Writer's Prison...
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This remarkable and symbolic novel centers around Wariinga's tragedy and uses it to tell a story of contemporary Kenya faced with the "satan of capitalism." Ngugi has directed his writing even more firmly towards the commitment that he shows in Writers in Politics and Detained: A Writer's Prison Diary. The novel was written secretly in prison on the only available material -- lavatory paper. It was discovered when almost complete but unexpectedly returned to him on his release. Such was the demand for the original Gikuyu edition that it reprinted on publication.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780435908447 (0435908448)
Publish date: October 23rd 1987
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Cultural,
Africa,
Literary Fiction,
Politics,
Philosophy,
African Literature,
Kenya,
Post Colonial
Powerful tale filled with songs and parables debating issues like imperialism, modern capitalism, gender roles. It is beautifully written. Wariinga, its heroine comes through numerous struggles and immerges brave and wise.
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