Who is Matigari? Is he young or old; a man or fate; dead or living...or even a resurrection of Jesus Christ? These are the questions asked by the people of this unnamed country, when a man who has survived the war for independence emerges from the mountains and starts making strange claims and demands. Matigari is in search of his family to rebuild his home and start a new and peaceful future. But his search becomes a quest for truth and justice as he finds the people still dispossessed and the land he loves ruled by ...
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Who is Matigari? Is he young or old; a man or fate; dead or living...or even a resurrection of Jesus Christ? These are the questions asked by the people of this unnamed country, when a man who has survived the war for independence emerges from the mountains and starts making strange claims and demands. Matigari is in search of his family to rebuild his home and start a new and peaceful future. But his search becomes a quest for truth and justice as he finds the people still dispossessed and the land he loves ruled by corruption, fear, and misery. Rumors spring up that a man with superhuman qualities has risen to renew the freedom struggle. The novel races toward its climax as Matigari realizes that words alone cannot defeat the enemy. He vows to use the force of arms to achieve his true liberation. Matigari is a satire on the betrayal of human ideals and on the bitter experience of post-independence African society.
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New. No Jacket. pp. 196. El autor es el novelista y ensayista más importante de África del Este. Ha escrito diecinueve obras de ficción y no ficción, drama y literatura para niños. "Matigari" es una novela escrita originalmente en kikuyu que guarda la forma y el estilo de las historias contadas en esa lengua, donde están presentes repeticiones, mitos, milagros, y muestra mediante esa expresión una de las formas de las luchas neocoloniales. El nuevo realismo de la novela-a veces discutido-es tan contundente que, muy poco tiempo después de su publicación en Kenia, el héroe fue confundido por el gobierno con un agitador revolucionario que el mismo gobierno decidió perseguir y arrestar. Cuando se descubrió la identidad ficticia del personaje, el libro se confiscó en todo el país. Esta edición, traducida por Rafael Segovia del inglés de la versión publicada por la Africa World Press, es la primera que se hace de esta novela en español.