Devil on the cross, Ngugi wa Thiongʼo ; introduction by Namwali Serpell
Type
Label
Devil on the cross, Ngugi wa Thiongʼo ; introduction by Namwali Serpell
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Devil on the cross
Oclc number
861673589
Responsibility statement
Ngugi wa Thiongʼo ; introduction by Namwali Serpell
Series statement
Penguin African writers series, book 5Penguin classics
Summary
"The great Kenyan writer and Nobel Prize nominee Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo's powerful fictional critique of capitalism. One of the cornerstones of Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo's fame, Devil on the Cross was written in secret, on toilet paper, while Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo 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 her boss and later by a corrupt businessman. As she struggles to survive, Wariinga begins to realize that her problems are only symptoms of a larger societal malaise and that much of the misfortune stems from the Western, capitalist influences on her country. An impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects, Devil on the Cross has had a profound influence on Africa and on post-colonial African literature"--, Provided by publisher