“Wrestling with the Devil is a powerful testament to the courage of Ngũgĩ and his fellow prisoners and validation of the hope that an independent Kenya would eventually emerge.”
— Minneapolis Star Tribune
“The Ngũgĩ of Wrestling with the Devil called not just for adding a bit of color to the canon’s sagging shelf, but for abolition and upheaval.”
— Bookforum
“A welcome addition to the vast literature produced by jailed writers across the centuries . . . [a] thrilling testament to the human spirit.”
— Ariel Dorfman, The New York Times Book Review
Wrestling with the Devil
Year
2018
Pages
166
Type
Nonfiction
Praise
“Wrestling with the Devil is a powerful testament to the courage of Ngũgĩ and his fellow prisoners and validation of the hope that an independent Kenya would eventually emerge.”
— Minneapolis Star Tribune
“The Ngũgĩ of Wrestling with the Devil called not just for adding a bit of color to the canon’s sagging shelf, but for abolition and upheaval.”
— Bookforum
“A welcome addition to the vast literature produced by jailed writers across the centuries . . . [a] thrilling testament to the human spirit.”
— Ariel Dorfman, The New York Times Book Review
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