{"product_id":"devil-on-the-cross-ngugi-wa-thiongo-9780241826027","title":"Devil on the Cross","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe great Kenyan writer's influential novel, written in prison, a cornerstone post-colonial novel offering a powerful critique of the 'Satan of capitalism'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Devil appeared to Jacinta Wariinga one Sunday on a golf course\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten secretly while Ngugi wa Thiong'o was in prison, Devil on the Cross is the story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to face injustice and exploitation. As Wariinga struggles to survive, she begins to realize that her problems are only symptoms of a larger malaise. A raging satire on western culture, Ngugi's enduring work is an impassioned cry for a Kenya free from oppression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With Ngugi history is a living tissue\" — Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of our century's great novels\" — Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67880911175968,"sku":"9780241826027","price":9.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/devil-on-the-cross-ngugi-wa-thiongo-9780241826027","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}