Postcolonial · Novel / essays
A Grain of Wheat
by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. A major work by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o exploring language, colonialism, resistance; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- 1967
- Origin
- Kenya
- Era
- Postcolonial
- Genre
- Novel / essays
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o exploring language, colonialism, resistance; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.