Bibliograph

The perfect nine, the epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ; translated from the Gĩkũyũ, original by the author

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The perfect nine, the epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ; translated from the Gĩkũyũ, original by the author

Language

eng

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illustrations

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The perfect nine

Oclc number

1128083956

Responsibility statement

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ; translated from the Gĩkũyũ, original by the author

Sub title

the epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi

Summary

"A reimagining of an old Gikuyu fable"--, Provided by publisherIn this reimagining of an old Gĩkũyũ fable, the founding of the Gĩkũyũ people of Kenya is retold from a feminist perspective. It chronicles the adventures of the daughters of the Gĩkũyũ founders, ten demigoddesses known as The Perfect Nine, as they lead ninety-nine suitors on a quest to win their hands in marriage. -- adapted from jacket

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