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The perfect nine : the epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi / Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ; translated from the Gĩkũyũ, original by the author.
"A reimagining of an old Gikuyu fable"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781620975251
- ISBN: 1620975254
- Physical Description: x, 227 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
- Publisher: New York : The New Press, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Kenya as Kenda Mũiyũru by East African Educational Publishers Ltd, in 2018."--Title page verso. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Machine generated contents note: 1. Prologue -- 2. Supplication for Power to the Tongue -- 3. The Perfect Nine -- 4. The Wind and the Ostrich -- 5. Feast Song and Dance -- 6. Gikuyu and Mumbi -- 7. Trials, Falls, and Triumphs -- 8. Mission to the Mountain of the Moon -- 9. The Journey -- 10. The Ogre and the Cure-All Hair -- 11. The Ogre of Endless Darkness -- 12. The Ogre That Fumed Fire and Fury -- 13. The Ogre That Shat Without Stopping -- 14. The Ogres with Bags That Never Filled Up -- 15. The Hyena and the Vulture -- 16. Ogres in White Masks -- 17. The Hair That Cures All Illnesses -- 18. Betrothal -- 19. Adoption and Clan Names -- 20. The First Marriage -- 21. Warigia -- 22. Warigia and the Lion -- 23. Cementing Relations Between In-Laws -- 24. Epilogue: The Will of Gikuyu and Mumbi. |
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| Subject: | Kikuyu (African people) > Social life and customs > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Novels in verse. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Main Library | NGUGI WA THIONGO (Text) | 31901004472298 | Adult Fiction | Checked Out | 05/01/2024 |
