World Book Club

This month a special edition of BBC World Book Club coming from Nairobi in Kenya. Lawrence Pollard talks to celebrated Kenyan writer Ng?g? wa Thiong'o in the company of an enthusiastic audience of readers and students who have gathered in the bustling bookshop of Nairobi University where Ngugi was once a director. We're discussing Ng?g?'s landmark novel A Grain of Wheat, set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain. In it the tangled narratives of a group of Kenyan villagers interweave to tell an epic story of love tested, friendships betrayed and myths forged, confirming Ng?g?'s status as a giant of African writing.

A special edition from Nairobi University's bustling bookshop, where Ngugi was a director.