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Devil on the Cross
The great Kenyan writer and Nobel Prize nominee's novel that he wrote in secret, on toilet paper, while in prison--featuring an introduction by Namwali Serpell, the author of the multiple prize-winning novel The Old Drift and the nationally bestselling work of criticism...
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Devil on the Cross [French]
This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil...
Devil on the cross (African writers series)
This remarkable and symbolic novel centers on Wariinga's tragedy and uses it to tell a story of contemporary Kenya.
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Shetani Msalabani [Swahili]
Devil on the Cross
Devil on the Cross, first published in Gikuyu as Caitaani Mutharabaini (1980), is a portrayal of corruption and how it has entrenched itself into the society. The celebration of corruption in all its forms, forces Wariinga, whom despair has driven out of Nairobi back to her...
Devil on the Cross
One of the cornerstones of Ngugi wa Thiong'o's fame, Devil on the Cross was written in secret, on toilet paper, while Ngugi was in prison. It tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to be exploited by...
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