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NGŨG Ĩ WA THIONG’O A Grain of Wheat Introduction by Abdulrazak Gurnah Set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya’s independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 1952–1960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village’s chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As we learn of the villagers’ tangled histories in a narrative interwoven with myth and peppered with allusions to real-life leaders, including Jomo Kenyatta, a masterly story unfolds, one in which compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed, and loves are tested. Weep Not, Child Foreword by Ben Okri Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. But this is Kenya, and the times are against them: in the forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against the white government, and the two brothers and their family need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up. First published in 1964, Weep Not, Child is a moving novel about the effects of the infamous Mau Mau uprising on the lives of ordinary men and women, and on one family in particular. A message from Chinua Achebe: “ The Penguin African Writers Series will bring a new energy to the publication of African literature. . . . By starting the series on the solid foundations laid by the renowned Heinemann African Writers Series, I am honored to join Penguin in inviting young and upcoming writers to accept the challenge passed down by celebrated African authors of earlier decades and to continue to explore, confront, and question the realities of life in Africa through their work, challenging Africa’s people to lift her to her rightful place among the nations of the world.” ngugi wA thiong’o is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and essayist from Kenya whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. He lives in Irvine, California, where he is Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine. ABdulRAzAk guRnAh is the author of the Booker Prize–shortlisted novel Paradise, among other novels. He was born in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and teaches English literature at the University of Kent in England. Ben okRi won the Booker Prize in 1991 for his novel The Famished Road. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and lives in London. “Penguin Classics Presents” event with Author Targeted Academic Mailing
Introducing the Penguin African Writers Series, launching with the two best-known novels by the great Kenyan writer Ngũgi wa Thiong’o n Inaugurates the new Penguin African Writers Series n Both titles are exclusive to Penguin Classics n Weep Not, Child features a new foreword by Booker Prize–winning Nigerian novelist Ben Okri n Available as e-books A Grain of Wheat iSBN 978-0-14-310676-0 $15.00 ($16.00 CAN) 272 pp. Rights: W18 Weep Not, Child iSBN 978-0-14-310669-2 $14.00 ($15.00 CAN) 176 pp. Rights: E00 Both: Literature 5 1 /16 x 7 3 /4 A Penguin Classics Original On sale: 5/29/2012 Also AvAilABle fRoM Penguin ClAssiCs: Petals of Blood 978-0-14-303917-4 $16.00 SuGGeSTeD ORDeR SuGGeSTeD ORDeR PeNGuiN ClASSiC juNe 107
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