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Ngugi wa Thiong'o - Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas, Inbunden

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Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas

Av Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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A new collection of literary criticism and brilliant insights from one of the giants of contemporary thinkingWho owns language? In Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas, Ngugi wa Thiong’o presents a series of essays that build on his vast wealth of work on language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity. Intricate, nuanced and accessible, it reaffirms the revolutionary power of African languages to fight back against both the psychic and material impacts of colonialism, past and present.With immense relevance to our present moment, Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas is a brilliant distillation of the enduring themes of Ngugi’s work and a vital addition to the library of one of the world’s greatest and most provocative writers.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2025-08-21
  • Mått: 222 x 25 x 138 mm
  • Vikt: 400 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 224
  • Förlag: Penguin Books Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780241780978
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Ngugi wa Thiong’o (1938-2025) was born in Limuru, Kenya, and went on to become one of the leading writers and scholars of our times. He authored numerous works of fiction, memoir and essay, including A Grain of Wheat, Devil on the Cross and Decolonizing the Mind. Ngugi was the Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine; he held fourteen honorary doctorates, among other awards, and was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize.

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  1. 5/5 Robert P

    Ngugi wa Thiong'o was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times. The book summarises a lifetime devoted to writing fiction, non-fiction, and autobiography, all dealing with life in Kenya in colonial and post-colonial times. He wrote successful novels in English but decided to switch to using his mother tongue, Gikuyu, because he wanted to reach a different readership, and he wished to demonstrate that a West African language could equally well be used in plays and novels. He was a pioneer.

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