A grain of wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Life during the revolution
Today I'm talking about a book that focuses on Kenya's independence during the Emergency period of the 1950s. Thiong'o writes about Mugo and his friends as they face the promise of independence as well as personal dilemmas. I love how Thiong'o paints a beautiful picture of what the revolution meant for peasants and how Kenyans came to embrace Christian imagery in their struggle for freedom.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
3:40 p.m. Summary
11:23 Analysis
Intro music courtesy of Bensound. The mysterious voice is Angelica Bartorelli.
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