Perfect nine: the epic of Gikuyu and Mumbi
Thiong'o, Ngugi wo
Perfect nine: the epic of Gikuyu and Mumbi - London: Harvill Secker, 2020. - x, 227p.; pbk; 20cm
Gikuyu and Mumbi settled on the peaceful and bounteous foot of Mount Kenya after fleeing war and hunger. When ninety-nine suitors arrive on their land, seeking to marry their famously beautiful daughters, called The Perfect Nine, the parents ask their daughters to choose for themselves, but to choose wisely.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1113803/the-perfect-nine/9781911215998.html
9781911215998
African people--Social life
African people--customs
Kenya's Gikuyu
Literature--Novel
305.8963954 / THI
Perfect nine: the epic of Gikuyu and Mumbi - London: Harvill Secker, 2020. - x, 227p.; pbk; 20cm
Gikuyu and Mumbi settled on the peaceful and bounteous foot of Mount Kenya after fleeing war and hunger. When ninety-nine suitors arrive on their land, seeking to marry their famously beautiful daughters, called The Perfect Nine, the parents ask their daughters to choose for themselves, but to choose wisely.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1113803/the-perfect-nine/9781911215998.html
9781911215998
African people--Social life
African people--customs
Kenya's Gikuyu
Literature--Novel
305.8963954 / THI