{"product_id":"a-grain-of-wheat-0141186992","title":"A Grain of Wheat","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0141186992\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e WA THIONG`O\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1967, Ngugi's third novel is his best known and most ambitious work. \"A Grain of Wheat\" portrays several characters in a village whose intertwined lives are transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency in Kenya. As the action follows the village's arrangements for Uhuru (independence) Day. This is a novel of stories within stories, a narrative interwoven with myth as well as allusions to real-life leaders of the nationalist struggle, including Jomo Kenyatta. At the centre of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As events unfold, compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed and loves are tested.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51916207489312,"sku":"NEW0141186992","price":25.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/a-grain-of-wheat-0141186992","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}