The River Between
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The River Between is a novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that explores the cultural and religious tensions in a Gikuyu community during the early period of British colonial rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The River Between canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christian missionary influence
ⓘ
Gikuyu initiation rites ⓘ division within an African community ⓘ |
| explores |
community leadership and responsibility
ⓘ
impact of colonial education ⓘ inter-religious relationships ⓘ tension between loyalty to tradition and desire for progress ⓘ |
| genre |
African literature
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasConflictType |
man versus self
ⓘ
man versus society ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Gikuyu society under colonial rule ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | study of African literature in postcolonial studies ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | considered a classic of Kenyan literature ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPublisher | Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | river as a symbol of division and connection ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
adult readers
ⓘ
students of literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | African postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Chege
NERFINISHED
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Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabonyi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nyambura NERFINISHED ⓘ Waiyaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early exploration of Kenyan anti-colonial consciousness
ⓘ
portrayal of Gikuyu culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | African Writers Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | one of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s early novels ⓘ |
| setting | Gikuyu community in central Kenya ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early British colonial rule in Kenya ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
African literature courses
ⓘ
postcolonial literature courses ⓘ |
| theme |
Christianity and indigenous beliefs
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colonialism ⓘ cultural conflict ⓘ education as a tool of change ⓘ identity ⓘ nationalism ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ tradition versus modernity ⓘ |
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