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As for A Grain of Wheat, I feel that I should have started with another Ngugi wa Thiong'o novel after reading about the overview of what they were about. This novel primarily follows the influence Mugo has on a Kenyan society that is doing their best to obtain independence from Britain. In addition, the nov ...more
As for A Grain of Wheat, I feel that I should have started with another Ngugi wa Thiong'o novel after reading about the overview of what they were about. This novel primarily follows the influence Mugo has on a Kenyan society that is doing their best to obtain independence from Britain. In addition, the nov ...more

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