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  • Trainspotting

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  • A Grain of Wheat

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    A Grain of Wheat is a 1967 novel by Ngugi wa Thiong'o that follows several stories during Kenya's struggle for independence in the 1950s. One story follows the couple Gikonyo and Mumbi. After Gikonyo is sent to a concentration camp, Mumbi betrays him and sleeps with his rival and ally of the British, Karanja. In another story, Mugo is a hero in the concentration camp who later betrays one of his fellow rebels to save his own life. The book contains themes of loyalty, betrayal, oppression and colonialism.

  • A Raisin in the Sun

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    A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorainne Hansberry that tells the tale of the Youngers, who are poor African Americans on Chicago's south-side. After receiving a substantial check from their father's life insurance policy, the family's conflicting ideas on what to do with the money lead to turmoil in the household. The family must decide between Walter's "get rich quick" schemes or moving into a white suburban neighborhood, and learn the importance of sticking together as family along the way.

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  • Letters to a Young Poet

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