Ebook {Epub PDF} The River Between by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

Verified Purchase. A re-edition of one of Ngugi's early works, A River Between explores the roots of many current Kenyan and African issues set in a past, quasi-legendary time. As in his novel, Matigari, the prose is clear and direct and some may call the characterization simple/5(). The River Between, by Ngugiwa Thiong’o, tells the story of the first settlement of Kenya by white Europeans. Their arrival sparked a period of revolutionary change that challenged the Kenyan people’s traditional ways of life. The division caused by the Europeans is illustrated in the novel by the fact that the two communities who were affected by their arrival live on opposite sides of the same river. The River Between. Christian missionaries attempt to outlaw the female circumcision ritual and in the process create a terrible rift between the two Kikuyu communities on either side of the river.

BUY THE BOOK Paperback: pages First published in The River Between Christian missionaries attempt to outlaw the female circumcision ritual and in the process create a terrible rift between the two Kikuyu communities on either side of the river. REVIEWS "It has rare qualities of restraint, intelligence and sensitivity." —The Times. In this powerful novel Ngugi Wa Thiongo presents the conflicts that colonialism generated. The presence of the white man divided communities and eroded the traditions. In this Gigukuyu country, two villages in the ridges turned against each other as one embraced the Whiteman's religion and considers the cultural traditions satanic. Author: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. Publisher: The New Press. ISBN: Category: Fiction. Page: View: A dazzling short story collection from the person Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls "one of the greatest writers of our time" Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, although renowned for his novels, memoirs, and plays, honed his craft as a short.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: The River Between. This novel was the first one Ngugi wrote, though not the first one published. Its theme is clearly that of the distinction between the traditional, African religion and Christianity and, related to that, the issue of female circumcision. The setting involves two ridges. One was Kameno, the other was Makuyu. The River Between. by. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. · Rating details · 3, ratings · reviews. The River Between explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. The River Between, by Ngugiwa Thiong’o, tells the story of the first settlement of Kenya by white Europeans. Their arrival sparked a period of revolutionary change that challenged the Kenyan people’s traditional ways of life. The division caused by the Europeans is illustrated in the novel by the fact that the two communities who were affected by their arrival live on opposite sides of the same river.