Ngugi wa Thiong'o's powerful prison memoir begins half an hour before his release on 12 December 1978. A year earlier, he recalls, armed police arrived at his home and took him to Kenya's Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. There, Ngugi lives in a block alongside other political prisoners, but he refuses to give in to the humiliation. He decides to write a novel in secret, on toilet paper - it is a book that will become his classic, Devil on the Cross. Wrestling with the Devil is Ngugi's unforgettable account of the drama and ...
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Ngugi wa Thiong'o's powerful prison memoir begins half an hour before his release on 12 December 1978. A year earlier, he recalls, armed police arrived at his home and took him to Kenya's Kamiti Maximum Security Prison. There, Ngugi lives in a block alongside other political prisoners, but he refuses to give in to the humiliation. He decides to write a novel in secret, on toilet paper - it is a book that will become his classic, Devil on the Cross. Wrestling with the Devil is Ngugi's unforgettable account of the drama and challenges of living under twenty-four-hour surveillance. He captures not only the pain caused by his isolation from his family, but also the spirit of defiance and the imaginative endeavours that allowed him to survive.
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Add this copy of Wrestling With the Devil: a Prison Memoir to cart. $32.22, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by The New Press.
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Add this copy of Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir to cart. $67.00, new condition, Sold by Keeper Reineau Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hamilton, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by New Press.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Author Ngugi Wa Thiong' O on the Title page. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 272 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. New (Very Fine) in a New (Very Fine) dust jacket; a tight, unread copy in pristine condition. A First Edition-First Printing with a full number line ending with a 1. Signed on the Title page, signature only, by Author Ngugi Wu Thiong' O. Rest assured, this collectible book is protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect
Add this copy of Wrestling With the Devil: a Prison Memoir to cart. $102.00, very good condition, Sold by BookHouse On-Line rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Minneapolis, MN, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by The New Press.
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Near Fine. Near Fine Dust Jacket. Size: 8x5x1; Signed 1st printing, with complete number line. Signed by Ngugi on title page, with no further inscription. Text clean. Corners sharp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Unclipped DJ protected in Mylar wraps. A superb copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
