{"product_id":"9780143107491","title":"The River Between","description":"Author: Thiong'o, Ngugi wa\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780143107491\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin Group USA\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 21 Oct 2015\u003cbr\u003ePages: 176 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe latest addition to the Penguin African Writers Series: the great Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o's powerful fictional critique of the influence of Western missionaries on postcolonial Kenya\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize nominee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned. \u003ci\u003eThe River Between\u003c\/i\u003e explores life in the mountains of Kenya during the early days of white settlement. Faced with a choice between an alluring new religion and their own ancestral customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48307265634462,"sku":"UBD-9780143107491","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780143107491.jpg?v=1789982282","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780143107491","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}