The perfect nine : the epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi /
"A reimagining of an old Gikuyu fable"--
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English, translated from the Gäikäuyäu. |
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New York :
The New Press,
2020.
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| Summary: | "A reimagining of an old Gikuyu fable"-- In 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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| Item Description: | "Originally published in Kenya as Kenda Mũiyũru by East African Educational Publishers Ltd, in 2018."--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | x, 227 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Awards: | Man Booker International Prize, Long List, 2021 |
| ISBN: | 9781620975251 1620975254 |