The river between
- New York : Penguin Books, 2015
- xviii, 148 p. ; 20 cm
- Penguin classics .
Includes bibliographical references.
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. The River Between 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.
9780143107491
Fiction Cultural Heritage Religious Kenya History Kikuyu African people Romans