A Grain of Wheat

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A Grain of Wheat is a landmark Kenyan novel by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the moral and political complexities of the Mau Mau uprising on the eve of Kenya’s independence.

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"A Grain of Wheat" (1967 novel) 1
A Grain of Wheat canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel ⓘ
alsoKnownAs "A Grain of Wheat" (1967 novel) ⓘ
linked to: A Grain of Wheat
author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kenya ⓘ
criticalReception studied in universities worldwide ⓘ
widely acclaimed ⓘ
genre African literature ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ
political novel ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ
hasAdaptation stage adaptation ⓘ
influencedBy Kenyan independence struggle ⓘ
Mau Mau rebellion ⓘ
linked to: Mau Mau Uprising
literaryMovement African nationalism literature ⓘ
postcolonialism ⓘ
literarySignificance key text in African postcolonial canon ⓘ
landmark work of Kenyan literature ⓘ
mainTheme betrayal ⓘ
collective responsibility ⓘ
colonialism ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
nationalism ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
narrativeTechnique flashbacks ⓘ
multiple perspectives ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ
notableCharacter General R ⓘ
Gikonyo ⓘ
Kihika ⓘ
Mugo ⓘ
Mumbi ⓘ
Thompson ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
plotFocus Mau Mau resistance against British colonial rule ⓘ
preparation for Uhuru celebrations ⓘ
revelation of a betrayal within the community ⓘ
publicationYear 1967 ⓘ
publisher Heinemann ⓘ
series African Writers Series ⓘ
settingPeriod Mau Mau Uprising ⓘ
eve of Kenyan independence ⓘ
settingPlace Kenya ⓘ
rural Kenyan village ⓘ
titleOrigin biblical metaphor of a grain of wheat dying to bring forth life ⓘ

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o → notableWork → A Grain of Wheat ⓘ
A Grain of Wheat → alsoKnownAs → "A Grain of Wheat" (1967 novel) ⓘ
linked to: A Grain of Wheat