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The River Between: This book introduced Ngugi wa Thiong’o as a writer of note when it was published in 1965. Following in the tradition of Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, The River Between tackles the issue of the clash between African traditions on one hand, and the white man’s way of life and religion (Christianity) on the other. It stars Waiyaki who wanted to unite the two villages of Kameno and Makuyu through sacrifice and pain.The River Between has been a school set-book several times, and like all of Ngugi’s works is set in the colonial period. It was the last under the name James Ngugi whose other works include; Petals of Blood (1977), Devil on the Cross (1980), Matigari, Wizard of the Crow and A Grain of Wheat, arguably his finest literary effort, which was published in 1967...
Posted on: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 19:33:29 +0000

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