{"product_id":"devil-on-the-cross-paperback","title":"Devil on the Cross - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNgugi Wa Thiong'o\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNamwali Serpell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eChinua Achebe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe great Kenyan writer and Nobel Prize nominee's \u003cb\u003enovel that he wrote in secret, on toilet paper, while in prison--featuring an introduction by Namwali Serpell, the author of the multiple prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Old Drift \u003c\/i\u003eand the nationally bestselling work of criticism\u003ci\u003e On Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the cornerstones of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o's fame, \u003ci\u003eDevil on the Cross \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful fictional critique of capitalism. It tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to be exploited by her boss and later by a corrupt businessman. As she struggles to survive, Wariinga begins to realize 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. An impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects, \u003ci\u003eDevil on the Cross \u003c\/i\u003ehas had a profound influence on Africa and on post-colonial African literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e (1938-2025) was an award-winning novelist, playwright, and essayist from Kenya whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. In addition to \u003ci\u003eDevil on the\u003c\/i\u003e Cross, his novels \u003ci\u003eA Grain of Wheat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePetals of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe River Between\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWeep Not, Child \u003c\/i\u003eare available from Penguin Classics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamwali Serpell\u003c\/b\u003e (introduction) has won the Windham-Campbell Prize, the Caine Prize for African Writing, and the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award. The author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Old Drift \u003c\/i\u003e(the winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction, and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e's Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction) and \u003ci\u003eThe Furrows \u003c\/i\u003e(one of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's Ten Best Books of 2022) and the works of criticism \u003ci\u003eStranger Faces\u003c\/i\u003e (a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism) and \u003ci\u003eOn Morrison \u003c\/i\u003e(a national bestseller), she is a professor of English at Harvard. Born in Zambia, she lives in New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52556569444645,"sku":"9780143107361","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/W4CetJvIv89780143107361.webp?v=1781376346","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/devil-on-the-cross-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}