The River Between

Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo

Original title: The river between

earliest edition we have, 1965 Heinemann, 1988 160 pages

African writers series — book 17

"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. Some follow Joshua and his fiery brand of Christianity. Others proudly pursue tribal independence. In the midst of this disunity stands Waiyaki, a dedicated visionary born to...

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Editions we hold

El río que nos separa paperback · 2017 · KAILAS · 192 pages · 9788416523948
Aradaki Nehir paperback · 2016 · Ayrıntı Yayınları · 208 pages · 9786053140672
River Between edition · 2015 · Penguin Publishing Group · 176 pages · 9780143107491
The River Between edition · 2004 · East African Educational Publishers · 9789966460028
The river between edition · 2002 · Penguin in association with Heinemann African writers series · 143 pages
UT, Nr.99, Der Fluß dazwischen paperback · 1997 · Unionsverlag · 188 pages · 9783293200999
The river between edition · 1988 · Heinemann · 152 pages
The River Between edition · 1988 · Heinemann · 160 pages
The River Between edition · 1966 · Heinemann International Literature & Textbooks · 181 pages
River Between paperback · 1965 · Prometheus Books · 9780435903176

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