Editorial Vintage UK
Fecha de edición junio 2023 · Edición nº 1
Idioma inglés
EAN 9781784706784
240 páginas
Libro
encuadernado en tapa blanda
Dimensiones 130 mm x 196 mm
The Perfect Nine is a glorious epic about the founding of Kenya's Gikuyu people and the ideals of beauty, courage and unity. Gikuyu and Mumbi settled on the peaceful and bounteous foot of Mount Kenya after fleeing war and hunger. When ninety-nine suitors arrive on their land, seeking to marry their famously beautiful daughters, called The Perfect Nine, the parents ask their daughters to choose for themselves, but to choose wisely.
First the young women must embark on a treacherous quest with the suitors, to find a magical cure for their youngest sister, Warigia, who cannot walk. As they journey up the mountain, the number of suitors diminishes and the sisters put their sharp minds and bold hearts to the test, conquering fear, doubt, hunger and many menacing ogres, as they attempt to return home. But it is perhaps Warigia's unexpected adventure that will be most challenging of all.
Blending folklore, mythology and allegory, Ngugi wa Thiong'o chronicles the adventures of Gikuyu and Mumbi, and how their brave daughters became the matriarchs of the Gikuyu clans, in stunning verse, with all the epic elements of danger, humour and suspense. 'A tremendous writer... it's hard to doubt the power of the written word when you hear the story of Ngugi wa Thiong'o' Guardian
Ngugi wa Thiong'o (Limuru, Kenia, 5 de enero de 1938) es un escritor kikuyu. Ha escrito varias novelas, ensayos y cuentos, y actualmente colabora en el departamento de traducción e interpretación de la Universidad de California en Irvine. Sus obras tratan temas como la colonización europea en África hasta mediados del siglo XX, las tensiones raciales, la cultura como medio para imponerse a la colonización, etc.
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