Considered the masterpiece of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, A Grain of Wheat (1967) is set during the preparations for Kenyan independence in 1963. The polyphonic narrative interweaves several destinies — the schoolteacher Mugo, the rebel Kihika assassinated, and Mumbi — around the secret that haunts Mugo: his betrayal.
Sources
- “A Grain of Wheat”, Open Library, https://openlibrary.org/search.json?author=Ngugi+wa+Thiong%27o