A Grain of Wheat

Written by:
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
Narrated by:
Ron Butler

Unabridged Audiobook

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Book
1
Narrator
1
Release Date
July 2019
Duration
10 hours 53 minutes
Summary
Set 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.
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