Devil on the Cross

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Devil on the Cross is a politically charged novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that critiques neocolonialism and corruption in post-independence Kenya.

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Devil on the Cross canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
addresses cultural nationalism ⓘ
women’s oppression ⓘ
workers’ struggles ⓘ
author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ⓘ
character Gatuiria ⓘ
Jacinta Wariinga ⓘ
Mutiiri ⓘ
The Devil ⓘ
linked to: the Devil
countryOfOrigin Kenya ⓘ
criticizes corruption in independent Kenya ⓘ
foreign economic domination ⓘ
local comprador bourgeoisie ⓘ
neocolonial elites ⓘ
firstPublicationLanguage Gikuyu ⓘ
form allegorical narrative ⓘ
didactic fiction ⓘ
genre political novel ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ
social realist novel ⓘ
hasTranslation English translation by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ⓘ
influencedBy Marxist thought ⓘ
anti-imperialist politics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement African postcolonial literature ⓘ
radical realism ⓘ
mainTheme class struggle ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
exploitation ⓘ
neocolonialism ⓘ
resistance ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableFor being one of the first major novels written in Gikuyu ⓘ
originalLanguage Gikuyu ⓘ
originalTitle Caitaani Mutharaba-Ini ⓘ
plotElement competition of thieves and robbers ⓘ
journey from Nairobi to Ilmorog ⓘ
protagonist Jacinta Wariinga ⓘ
publicationYear 1980 ⓘ
publisherOfFirstEdition Heinemann ⓘ
series African Writers Series ⓘ
setting Ilmorog ⓘ
Nairobi ⓘ
post-independence Kenya ⓘ
symbolism feast of thieves as allegory of neocolonial capitalism ⓘ
the devil as metaphor for exploitative system ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted 1970s Kenya ⓘ
writtenDuring Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s imprisonment ⓘ
writtenOn prison-issued toilet paper ⓘ

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o → notableWork → Devil on the Cross ⓘ
Petals of Blood → followedBy → Devil on the Cross ⓘ