Devil on the Cross
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Devil on the Cross is a politically charged novel by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that critiques neocolonialism and corruption in post-independence Kenya.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devil on the Cross canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| addresses |
cultural nationalism
ⓘ
women’s oppression ⓘ workers’ struggles ⓘ |
| author | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Gatuiria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacinta Wariinga NERFINISHED ⓘ Mutiiri NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
corruption in independent Kenya
ⓘ
foreign economic domination ⓘ local comprador bourgeoisie ⓘ neocolonial elites ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | Gikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form |
allegorical narrative
ⓘ
didactic fiction ⓘ |
| genre |
political novel
ⓘ
postcolonial literature ⓘ social realist novel ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English translation by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Marxist thought
ⓘ
anti-imperialist politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
African postcolonial literature
ⓘ
radical realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class struggle
ⓘ
corruption ⓘ exploitation ⓘ neocolonialism ⓘ resistance ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first major novels written in Gikuyu ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Gikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Caitaani Mutharaba-Ini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
competition of thieves and robbers
ⓘ
journey from Nairobi to Ilmorog ⓘ |
| protagonist | Jacinta Wariinga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Heinemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | African Writers Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ilmorog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ post-independence Kenya ⓘ |
| symbolism |
feast of thieves as allegory of neocolonial capitalism
ⓘ
the devil as metaphor for exploitative system ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1970s Kenya ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s imprisonment ⓘ |
| writtenOn | prison-issued toilet paper ⓘ |
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