{"product_id":"minutes-of-glory-and-other-stories-hardcover","title":"Minutes of Glory: And Other Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNgugi Wa Thiong'o\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dazzling short story collection from the person Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls one of the greatest writers of our time\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, although renowned for his novels, memoirs, and plays, honed his craft as a short story writer. From The Fig Tree, written in 1960, his first year as an undergraduate at Makerere University College in Uganda, to the playful The Ghost of Michael Jackson, written as a professor at the University of California, Irvine, these collected stories reveal a master of the short form.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCovering the period of British colonial rule and resistance in Kenya to the bittersweet experience of independence--and including two stories that have never before been published in the United States-- Ngũgĩ's collection features women fighting for their space in a patriarchal society, big men in their Bentleys who have inherited power from the British, and rebels who still embody the fighting spirit of the downtrodden. One of Ngũgĩ's most beloved stories, Minutes of Glory, tells of Beatrice, a sad but ambitious waitress who fantasizes about being feted and lauded over by the middle-class clientele in the city's beer halls. Her dream leads her on a witty and heartbreaking adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished for the first time in America, \u003cem\u003eMinutes of Glory and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a major literary event that celebrates the storytelling might of one of Africa's best-loved writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the leading writers and scholars at work today, \u003cb\u003eNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Limuru, Kenya, in 1938. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eA Grain of Wheat\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWeep Not, Child\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003ePetals of Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eBirth of a Dream Weaver\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWrestling with the Devil\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMinutes of Glory\u003c\/em\u003e (all from The New Press). He has been nominated for, among other honors, the Man Booker International Prize and is currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770619494688,"sku":"9781620974650","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2988d4cff0587b0363a4a3197112423d.webp?v=1780375350","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/minutes-of-glory-and-other-stories-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}