East Africa
Kenya
Contemporary
Gikuyu
Fiction
A vast satirical epic set in the fictional African nation of Aburĩria, ruled by an aging dictator building a tower to heaven. Written in Gikuyu and translated by the author, spanning 700+ pages.
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Ngũgĩ's magnum opus; a sweeping satire of dictatorship, capitalism, and the World Bank in contemporary Africa
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editorial-summarynot primary textA vast satirical epic set in the fictional African nation of Aburĩria, ruled by an aging dictator building a tower to heaven. Written in Gikuyu and translated by the author, spanning 700+ pages. Ngũgĩ's magnum opus; a sweeping satire of dictatorship, capitalism, and the World Bank in contemporary Africa
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