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On two neighboring mountain ridges in Kenya during the early days of white settlement, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who are drawn to the newcomers' fiery Christianity and those holding fast to their people's 'magical' customs. 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 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Putnam INC International Concepts
ISBN-139780143107491
eBay Product ID (ePID)212823478
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe River between
AuthorNgugi Wa Thiong'o
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicLiterature, Books
Publication Year2015
Dimensions
Item Height196mm
Item Width128mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorNgugi Wa Thiong'o
Series TitlePenguin African Writers Series
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States