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Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to be exploited by her boss and later a corrupt businessman. As Wariinga struggles to survive, she realizes that her problems are only symptoms of a larger societal malaise and that much of the misfortune stems from the Western, capitalist influences on her country.

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Devil on the Cross

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    A Paperback / softback by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 28/09/2017
      ISBN13: 9780143107361, 978-0143107361
      ISBN10: 0143107364
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to be exploited by her boss and later a corrupt businessman. As Wariinga struggles to survive, she realizes that her problems are only symptoms of a larger societal malaise and that much of the misfortune stems from the Western, capitalist influences on her country.

      Trade Review
      One of our century's great novels * Tribune *

      Ngugi is the most celebrated of African novelists. What he offers is nothing less than a new
      direction for African writing

      * British Book News *

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