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The river between / Ngugi wa Thiong'o.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: African writers series ; 17.Publication details: Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, c1965 (2011 printing?)Description: 152 p. ; 19 cmISBN:
  • 043590549X (pbk. : export)
  • 9780435905491 (pbk. : export)
  • 0435905481 (pbk.)
  • 9780435905484 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PR9381.9.N45 R5 1965
Summary: "Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Some follow Joshua and his fiery brand of Christianity. Others proudly pursue tribal independence. In the midst of this disunity stands Waiyaki, a dedicated visionary born to a line of prophets. He struggles to educate the tribe--a task he sees as the only unifying link between the two factions--but his plans for the future raise issue which will determine both his and the Gikuyu's survival"--back cover.
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Books KISAJU MAIN CAMPUS - Reserve Collection Reserve/Short Loan PR9381.9.N45 R5 1965 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out to John MUIRURI (BEDK/5/00321/3/25) 30/10/2025 2022-0251
Books KISAJU MAIN CAMPUS - Reserve Collection Reserve/Short Loan PR9381.9.N45 R5 1965 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 2022-0252
Books KISAJU MAIN CAMPUS - Reserve Collection Reserve/Short Loan PR9381.9.N45 R5 1965 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 2022-0253
Books KISAJU MAIN CAMPUS - Reserve Collection Reserve/Short Loan PR9381.9.N45 1965 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 2020-0603
Books KISAJU MAIN CAMPUS - Reserve Collection Reserve/Short Loan PR9381.9.N45 1965 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out to Mercy KANYIVA (BEDK/00296/3/25) 30/10/2025 2020-0593

"Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Some follow Joshua and his fiery brand of Christianity. Others proudly pursue tribal independence. In the midst of this disunity stands Waiyaki, a dedicated visionary born to a line of prophets. He struggles to educate the tribe--a task he sees as the only unifying link between the two factions--but his plans for the future raise issue which will determine both his and the Gikuyu's survival"--back cover.

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