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title significance in ngugiwa thiongo A grain of wheat

Answer 1

Grain of Wheatis anovelbyKenyannovelistNgũgĩ wa Thiong'ofirst published as part of the influentialHeinemann African Writers Series. It was written while he was studying atLeeds Universityand first published in 1967 by Heinemann. The title is taken from the Gospel According to St. John, 12:24. The novel weaves together several stories set during thestate of emergencyin Kenya's struggle for independence (1952–59), focusing on the quiet Mugo, whose life is ruled by a dark secret. The plot revolves around his home village's preparations for Kenya's independence day celebration,Uhuruday. On that day, former resistance fighters General R and Koinandu plan on publicly executing the traitor who betrayed Kihika (a heroic resistance fighter hailing from the village).

Answer 2

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' A Grain of Wheat'  is a historical novel by Kenyan author, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o . The title of the book has been taken from the Gospel According to St. John, 12:24 which states that 'Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.'

The title symbolizes that just like the planting of a grain of wheat brings about the subsistence of the whole community, the death of the protagonist, Mugo, brings about the unification of the whole Kenyan community against the British colonial rule. This unification bears fruit and leads to the Kenyan independence.