The River Between

Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Uzodinma Iweala, Chinua Achebe , Uzodinma Iweala

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English

Penguin USA
21 October 2015

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Penguin African Writers Series

The latest addition to the Penguin African Writers Series- the great Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o's powerful fictional critique of the influence of Western missionaries on postcolonial Kenya

A Penguin Classic

A 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize nominee

A legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned. The River Between explores life in the mountains of Kenya during the early days of white settlement. Faced with a choice between an alluring new religion and their own ancestral customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

By: Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Introduction by: Uzodinma Iweala, Uzodinma Iweala
Series edited by: Chinua Achebe
Imprint: Penguin USA
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 4
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 142g
ISBN: 9780143107491
ISBN 10: 0143107496
Series: Penguin African Writers Series
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 21 October 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

NGUGI WA THIONG'O is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and essayist from Kenya whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. He is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. He lives in Irvine, California. UZODINMA IWEALA is the author of the award-winning novel Beasts of No Nation and is one of Granta's Best Young American Novelists. He lives in Lagos, Nigeria, and New York City.

Reviews for The River Between

Unparalleled as a chronicler of elemental change. -- The Guardian It has the rare qualities of restraint, intelligence and sensitivity. -- The Times Literary Supplement A sensitive novel about the Gikuyu in the melting pot that sometimes touches the grandeur of tap-root simplicity. --The Guardian