{"product_id":"a-grain-of-wheat-penguin-african-writers-series","title":"A Grain of Wheat (Penguin African Writers Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Nobel Prize–nominated Kenyan writer’s best-known novel, featuring an introduction by Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 1952–1960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As we learn of the villagers' tangled histories in a narrative interwoven with myth and peppered with allusions to real-life leaders, including Jomo Kenyatta, a masterly story unfolds in which compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed, and loves are tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"89\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"11\"\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e • Author: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o • Publisher: Penguin Classics • Format: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45557294170156,"sku":"9780143106760","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9780143106760.jpg?v=1779293039","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/a-grain-of-wheat-penguin-african-writers-series","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}