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Ngugi Wa Thiong'o – författare
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Självbiografisk barndomsskildring om krig & kolonialism
»Ngugi wa Thiong'o bär upp alla de dilemman en samtida afrikansk författare konfronterar i form av - ibland oförsonliga - politiska och språkliga strömningar.« John Updike, The New Yorker
När Kenya blir självständigt 1963 kommer inte den förändring som befolkningen hoppas på. Många av den nya tidens makthavare offrar idealen för personlig vinning, och när tre industripampar dör i en mordbrand blir efterspelet ett slags genomlysning av landets alla drömmar och besvikelser. Fyra misstänkta sitter häktade: läraren Munira, bordellmadamen Wanja, före detta frihetskämpen Abdulla och fackföreningsmannen Karega. De har alla motiv till hämnd, och deras livsberättelser bildar en mäktig fresk över brott och straff i Kenyas historia. Politiska misslyckanden och personliga nederlag griper in i varandra. Det personliga ansvaret bryts mot svek och ovillkorliga historiska processer. En blomma av blod från 1977 betraktas som en av de viktigaste romaner som skrivits på den afrikanska kontinenten.
NGUGI WA THIONG'O [f. 1938] är en kenyansk författare och dramatiker. Hans första romaner skrevs under namnet James Ngugi. Senare skulle han återta sitt födelsenamn och med sitt författarskap på olika sätt ta ställning för de afrikanska minoritetsspråken. Han skriver sedan länge på hemspråket gikuyu och översätter själv sina böcker till engelska.
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Självbiografisk barndomsskildring om krig & kolonialism
»En skimrande memoarbok. Ngugi wa Thiong'os kritik blir än skarpare genom den friska iakttagelse som präglar de gripande och inkännande minnesbilderna.« | Magnus Eriksson, Svenska Dagbladet
Han är osäker på vilket barn i ordningen han är, möjligen faderns tjugofjärde. Men han är sin mors femte, det vet han. En dag berättar hon att hans stora dröm går i uppfyllelse - han ska få börja i skolan. Men han måste lova henne en sak: att alltid göra sitt bästa. Pakten med modern tar den unge pojken från byn Limuru och ut i den stora världen. Men 1940-talet är en våldsam tid. Den brittiska kolonialmaktens grepp om Kenya hårdnar och Mau-Mau-gerillan intensifierar kampen för nationell självständighet. Men för skolpojken handlar det också om att ha råd med ett par skor, vilket är villkoret för släppas in på gymnasiet. Och såväl kriget som behovet av fotbeklädnad når långt in i den fattiga familjen där hemma. I denna självbiografiska barndomsskildring från 2010 berättar den världsberömda författaren om en uppväxt under krig och kolonialism erfarenheter som gör att han på 1970-talet börjar skriva på sin hembys språk och byter namn till - Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o [f. 1938] är en kenyansk författare och dramatiker. Sina första romaner skrev han på engelska under namnet James Ngugi. Senare återtog han sitt födelsenamn och började på olika sätt ta ställning för de afrikanska minoritetsspråken. Han skriver sedan länge på hemspråket gikuyu och översätter själv sina böcker till engelska.
- Häftad, Engelska, 2026
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Ngugi Wa Thiong'o's stories of rebellion and sacrifice, where ordinary lives burn with extraordinary courageIn these tales of rebellion and sacrifice, ordinary lives burn with extraordinary courage. From fighters taking up arms against colonial rule to martyrs confronting impossible choices, these stories of struggle and resilience explore the cost of freedom and the endurance of the human spirit. Includes the stories: The Village Priest, The Black Bird, The Martyr, The Return, A Meeting in the Dark and Goodbye AfricaBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days - Häftad, Engelska, 1986
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A collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity, that advocates for linguistic decolonization.'The language of literature', Ngũgĩ writes, 'cannot be discussed meaningfully outside the context of those social forces which have made it both an issue demanding our attention, and a problem calling for a resolution.' First published in 1986, Decolonising the Mind is one of Ngũgĩ's best-known and most-cited non-fiction publications, helping to cement him as a pre-eminent voice theorizing the 'language debate' in postcolonial studies. Ngũgĩ wrote his first novels and plays in English but was determined, even before his detention without trial in 1978, to move to writing in Gikuyu. He describes the book as 'a summary of some of the issues in which I have been passionately involved for the last twenty years of my practice in fiction, theatre, criticism, and in teaching of literature...'. Split into four essays - 'The Language of African Literature', 'The Language of African Theatre', 'The Language of African Fiction', and 'The Quest for Relevance' - the book offers an anti-imperialist perspective on the destiny of Africa and the role of languages in combatting and perpetrating imperialism and neo-colonialism in African nations. East Africa [Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda]: EAEP - Häftad, Engelska, 2018
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Informed by traditional African storytelling, discover Ngugi wa Thiong'o's masterpiece.To honour the Ruler's birthday, the Free Republic of Aburiria set out to build a tower; a modern wonder of the world that will reach the gates of Heaven. But behind this pillar of unity a battle for control of the Aburirian people rages. Among the contenders: the eponymous Wizard, an avatar of folklore and wisdom; the corrupt Christian Ministry; and the nefarious Global Bank.'Mythological but also cheerfully disenchanted; political and playful; cartoonish but also epical... the African novel may well have delivered its greatest masterpiece' Sunday Herald - Häftad, Engelska, 2002
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THE RIVER BETWEEN explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it. Some fellow Joshua and his fiery brand of Christianity while others proudly pursue tribal independence. In the midst of this disunity stands Waiyaki, a dedicated visionary born to a line of prophets. He struggles to educate the tribe- a task he sees as the only unifying link between the two factions - but his plans for the future raise issues which will determine both his own and the Gikuyu's survival. - Häftad, Svenska, 2016
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»Den enkla och symboliska strukturen är skickligt utförd.« | Philip Stålhandske, Skånska Dagbladet»Ngugi wa Thiong 'o hör till de allra viktigaste författarna när det gäller att försöka förstå det postkoloniala Afrika.« | The HumanistMänniskor gick en gång »på armar och ben precis som de andra fyrbenta varelserna« enligt Ngu gi wa Thiong' os poetiska nygestaltning av människans plats i evolutionen.Ngu gi wa Thiong' os fabel Den upprätta revolutionen eller Varför människan går på två ben - skriven på författarens hemspråk gikuyu och först publicerad i mars 2016 - har hittills översatts till 54 afrikanska språk. Ett översättningsmanifest i syfte att förena den afrikanska kontinentens språkutövare på deras egna modersmål.Ngu gi wa Thiong' o har själv översatt boken till engelska. Modernista deltar som författarens svenska förlag i översättningsstafetten, som i och med denna utgåva också når den europeiska kontinenten.I svensk översättning av Jan Ristarp.NGUGI WA THIONG'O [f. 1938] är en kenyansk prosaförfattare och dramatiker, uppmärksammad såväl för sin romankonst som för sin politiska radikalitet. Den första roman han publicerade var Upp genom mörkret [Weep Not, Child, 1964], under namnet James Ngugi. Senare skulle han återta sitt födelsenamn och med sitt författarskap på olika sätt ta ställning för de afrikanska minoritetsspråken.»Ngugi wa Thiong'o bär upp alla de dilemman en samtida afrikansk författare konfronterar i form av - ibland oförsonliga - politiska och språkliga strömningar.« | JOHN UPDIKE, THE NEW YORKER»Hos Ngugi wa Thiong'o väcks historia till liv. Han skriver med värdighet och från djupa reserver.« | THE GUARDIAN - Häftad, Engelska, 2002
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A masterly story of myth, rebellion, love, friendship and betrayal from one of Africa's great writers, Ngugi wa Thiong'o's A Grain of Wheat includes an introduction by Abdulrazak Gurnah, author of By the Sea, in Penguin Modern Classics.It is 1963 and Kenya is on the verge of Uhuru - Independence Day. The mighty british government has been toppled, and in the lull between the fighting and the new world, colonized and colonizer alike reflect on what they have gained and lost. In the village of Thabai, the men and women who live there have been transformed irrevocably by the uprising. Kihika, legendary rebel leader, was fatally betrayed to the whiteman. Gikonyo's marriage to the beautiful Mumbi was destroyed when he was imprisoned, while her life has been shattered in other ways. And Mugo, brave survivor of the camps and now a village hero, harbours a terrible secret. As events unfold, compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed and loves are tested.Kenyan novelist and playwright Ngugi wa Thiong'o is the author of Weep Not Child (1964), The River Between (1965), and Petals of Blood (1977). Ngugi was chair of the Department of Literature at the University of Nairobi from 1972 to 1977. He left Kenya in 1982 and taught at various universities in the United States before he became professor of comparative literature and performance studies at New York University in 1992.If you enjoyed A Grain of Wheat, you might like Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'With Ngugi history is a living tissue ... this book adds cubits to his already considerable stature'Guardian - Häftad, Svenska, 2019
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Tystlåtne Mugo är i allas ögon en frihetshjälte. En gång ska han ha lett en hungerstrejk i ett brittiskt koncentrationsläger under självständighetskampen. Varför grips han då av sådan vånda när han tillfrågas om att hålla tal vid firandet av Kenyas självständighet? Om icke vetekornet sammanlänkar olika historier kring tiden för Kenyas frihetskamp på femtiotalet. En roman om medlöperi, förräderi och sviken kärlek, men också om mod och en obändig frihetsvilja, av den i Nobelprissammanhang ofta omnämnde Ngugi wa Thiong'o. I översättning av Torsten Hansson och med ett nyskrivet förord av författaren och litteraturvetaren Stefan Helgesson.
NGUGI WA THIONG'O [f. 1938] är en kenyansk författare och dramatiker. Hans första romaner skrevs under namnet James Ngugi. Senare skulle han återta sitt födelsenamn och med sitt författarskap på olika sätt ta ställning för de afrikanska minoritetsspråken. Kråkornas herre [Wizard of the Crow, 2006], som innebar en återkomst till romanen efter tjugo års tystnad, skrevs på hemspråket gikuyu och översattes sedan till engelska av författaren själv.
»En vemodig och stark berättelse om motståndskamp och nederlag, kärlek och sorg.« | Pia Bergström, Aftonbladet
»Hos Ngugi wa Thiong'o väcks historia till liv. Med Om icke vetekornet växer hans redan stora betydelse.« | The Guardian
»Det är inte bara den smärtsamma verklighetsbakgrunden som gör wa Thiong'os romaner till starka läsupplevelser, det är också hans förmåga att berätta. Den bildrika och samtidigt återhållsamma prosan, hur han låter mig komma så nära sina uppdiktade personer att jag tycker mig känna deras andedräkt. Den absoluta närvaron i miljöskildringarna.« | Sydsvenskan
»Ngugi wa Thiong'o har med textens hjälp givit glödande liv åt en tid och en plats så att man ett halvt sekel senare, i en annan del av världen, får vara med.« | Maria Schottenius, DN
- Häftad, Engelska, 2024
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In this collection of essays on African and Caribbean literature, culture, and politics, Ngugi wa Thiong’o delivers a groundbreaking critique of colonialism and capitalism in postcolonial Africa. In these essays, Ngugi wa Thiong’o eloquently interweaves a range of issues including religious oppression, consumerism, and independence with the powerful intellect and passion that has come to characterise his writing. These pieces are essential for readers wishing to uncover a critical perspective on African society and culture. Homecoming is a groundbreaking collection intended to provoke and encourage thoughtful debate on how best to ‘restore the creative glory of Africa and of all Africans’ in the wake of postcolonialism. ‘One of the greatest writers of our time.’ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘A tremendous writer... It’s hard to doubt the power of the written word when you hear the story of Ngugi wa Thiong’o.’ Guardian ‘One of Africa’s greatest writers.’ New York Times - Häftad, Engelska, 2018
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'A compelling novel about the tragedy of corrupting power, set in post-independence Kenya... Ngugi writes with passion about every form, shape and colour which power can take' Sunday TimesAfter decades of British rule Kenya has declared its independence, but drought and poor harvests still govern the village of Ilmorog. Undeterred, Munira, Karega, Wanja and Abdulla each move to Ilmorog in search of a more provincial life, only to find themselves suspects in a crime that signals a dark turning of the times. A classic of modern African literature, Ngugi wa Thiong'o's damning satire of politics and corruption in Kenya would prove the catalyst for his imprisonment by the Kenyan government. - Häftad, Svenska, 2020
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»Ngugi wa Thiong'o har med textens hjälp givit glödande liv åt en tid och en plats så att man ett halvt sekel senare, i en annan del av världen, får vara med.« DN
»En av de verkligt stora skildrarna av människan och kolonialismens gift. Återutgivningarna är en välsignelse.« Expressen
Två kvinnor och två män på väg till Imorog för att delta i »Djävulens fest«. På bussen berättar de sina historier för varandra, alla på något vis präglade av orättvisorna i det postkoloniala Kenya. En roman om våld och förtryck men också om en okuvlig framtidstro mot alla odds - om revolutionär potential. Den i Nobelprissammanhang ofta omnämnde Ngugi wa Thiong'o skrev boken i kenyanskt fängelse. I översättning av Alexander Muigai och med ett nyskrivet förord av litteraturvetaren Stephan Larsen.
NGUGI WA THIONG'O [f. 1938] är en kenyansk prosaförfattare och dramatiker, uppmärksammad för såväl sin romankonst som för den politiska radikaliteten i hans perspektiv på Afrika. Djävulen på korset [1980] skrevs på modersmålet gikuyu och är tillägnad alla kenyaner som bekämpar den nykoloniala imperialismen.
»Ngugi wa Thiong'o skildrar mycket skickligt det postkoloniala tillståndet. Han öppnar fönstret till en annan verklighet, till en annan upplevelse.« Dagens Bok
»Liknar ingenting jag läst. Att författaren ofta nämns i Nobelpris-spekulationer är lätt att förstå.« End of a Werther
»Djävulen på korset är en av århundradets stora romaner. « Tribune
- Inbunden, Svenska, 2015
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»Ngu gi wa Thiong 'o bär upp alla de dilemman en samtida afrikansk författare konfronterar i form av - ibland oförsonliga - politiska och språkliga strömningar.« | JOHN UPDIKE, THE NEW YORKER»En av Afrikas största författare.« | SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEUpp genom mörkret [Weep Not, Child, 1964] är en roman om en kenyansk familj i kolonialtidens slutskede. Vi följer pojken Njoroges uppväxt i en familj splittrad av den öppna konflikten mellan infödda och kolonisatörer. Njoroge vill inget hellre än att utbilda sig på en missionärsskola; en kontroversiell önskan i en tid då hans folk frigör sig från kolonialväldet. Hans far, Ngotho, arbetar på en farm i brittisk ägo i väntan på att gudarna ska befria landet. Boro, familjens äldste son, föraktar faderns passiva tillit till gamla gudar och tänker ta saken i egna händer.Ng ug i wa Thiong 'os klassiska debutroman skildrar Kenyas blodiga femtiotal, då den hemliga motståndsrörelsen Mau Mau uppstod, på så nära håll det bara är möjligt: boken utkom bara ett år efter landets befrielse 1963.Här i svensk översättning av Jan Ristarp och med ett nyskrivet förord av Rebecka Lettevall, lektor och docent i idéhistoria.NGUGI WA THIONG 'O [f. 1938] är en kenyansk författare, uppmärksammad såväl för sin romankonst som för sin politiska radikalitet och ofta omnämnd i Nobelprissammanhang. Upp genom mörkret [Weep Not, Child, 1964] är hans debutroman, som gavs ut under namnet James Ngugi.»Upp genom mörkret är Ng ug i wa Thiong'o i hans renaste form, hans Romeo & Julia, hans saga om ung kärlek mot en bakgrund av familjefejder och en värld sjudande av våld och orättvisor.« | BEN OKRI - Häftad, Engelska, 2011
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Ngugi wa Thiong'o was born the fifth child of his father's third wife, in a family that includes twenty-four children born to four different mothers. He spent his 1930s childhood as the apple of his mother's eye, before attending school to slake what is considered a bizarre thirst for learning.As he grows up, the wider political and social changes occurring in Kenya begin to impinge on the boy's life in both inspiring and frightening ways. Through the story of his grandparents and parents, and his brothers' involvement in the violent Mau Mau uprising, Ngugi deftly etches a tumultuous era, capturing the landscape, the people and their culture, and the social and political vicissitudes of life under colonialism and war. - Häftad, Engelska, 2013
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During the early fifties, Kenya was a country in turmoil. While Ngugi enjoys scouting trips, chess tournaments and reading about Biggles at the prestigious Alliance School near Nairobi, things are changing at home. He arrives back for his first visit since starting school to find his house razed to the ground and the entire village moved up the road closer to a guard checkpoint. Later, his brother, Good Wallace, who fights for the rebels, is captured by the British and taken to a concentration camp. Finally, Ngugi himself comes into conflict with the forces of colonialism when he is victimised by a police officer on a bus journey and thrown in prison for six days. This fascinating memoir charts the development of a significant voice in international literature, as well as standing as a record of the struggles of a nation to free itself. - Häftad, Engelska, 2005
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Grain of Wheat
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Barack Obama, via Facebook: “A compelling story of how the transformative events of history weigh on individual lives and relationships.”The Nobel Prize–nominated Kenyan writer’s best-known novel, featuring an introduction by Nobel Prize winner Abdulrazak GurnahSet in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 1952–1960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As we learn of the villagers' tangled histories in a narrative interwoven with myth and peppered with allusions to real-life leaders, including Jomo Kenyatta, a masterly story unfolds in which compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed, and loves are tested.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. - Häftad, Engelska, 2017
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A legendary work of African literature, Devil on the Cross is one of the cornerstones of Ngugi wa Thiong'o's enduring fame - and at the heart of his perennial contention for the Nobel Prize. An impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects, it has had profound influences on Africa and on African literature.Written on toilet paper while Ngugi wa Thiong'o was in prison, this novel tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to be exploited by her boss and later a corrupt businessman. As Wariinga struggles to survive, she begins to realize that her problems are only symptoms of a larger societal malaise and that much of the misfortune stems from the Western, capitalist influences on her country. Climaxing in an unforgettable scene of the 'Devil's Feast', a satirical parable on Western culture and business practices, Devil on the Cross is an essential story of the post-colonial African experience. - Del 4 - Penguin African Writers Series
River Between
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A 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize nomineeA legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned. The River Between explores life in the mountains of Kenya during the early days of white settlement. Faced with a choice between an alluring new religion and their own ancestral customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. - Inbunden, Engelska, 1998
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Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams explores the relationship between art and political power in society, taking as its starting point the experience of writers in contemporary Africa, where they are often seen as the enemy of the postcolonial state. This study, in turn, raises the wider issues of the relationship between the state of art and the art of the state, particularly in their struggle for the control of performance space in territorial, temporal, social, and even psychic contexts. Kenyan writer, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, calls for the alliance of art and people power, freedom and dignity against the encroachments of modern states. Art, he argues, needs to be active, engaged, insistent on being what it has always been, the embodiment of dreams for a truly human world. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
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A masterful writer working in many genres, Ngugi wa Thiong'o entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the National Theatre in Uganda. In 1977 he was imprisoned after his most controversial work, Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry When I Want), produced in Nairobi, sharply criticized the injustices of Kenyan society and unequivocally championed the causes of ordinary citizens. Following his release, Ngugi decided to write only in his native Gikuyu, communicating with Kenyans in one of the many languages of their daily lives, and today he is known as one of the most outspoken intellectuals working in postcolonial theory and the global postcolonial movement. In this volume, Ngugi wa Thiong'o summarizes and develops a cross-section of the issues he has grappled with in his work, which deploys a strategy of imagery, language, folklore, and character to "decolonize the mind."Ngugi confronts the politics of language in African writing; the problem of linguistic imperialism and literature's ability to resist it; the difficult balance between orality, or "orature," and writing, or "literature"; the tension between national and world literature; and the role of the literary curriculum in both reaffirming and undermining the dominance of the Western canon. Throughout, he engages a range of philosophers and theorists writing on power and postcolonial creativity, including Hegel, Marx, Levi-Strauss, and Aime Cesaire. Yet his explorations remain grounded in his own experiences with literature (and orature) and reworks the difficult dialectics of theory into richly evocative prose. - Häftad, Engelska, 2014
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A masterful writer working in many genres, Ngugi wa Thiong'o entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the National Theatre in Uganda. In 1977 he was imprisoned after his most controversial work, Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry When I Want), produced in Nairobi, sharply criticized the injustices of Kenyan society and unequivocally championed the causes of ordinary citizens. Following his release, Ngugi decided to write only in his native Gikuyu, communicating with Kenyans in one of the many languages of their daily lives, and today he is known as one of the most outspoken intellectuals working in postcolonial theory and the global postcolonial movement. In this volume, Ngugi wa Thiong'o summarizes and develops a cross-section of the issues he has grappled with in his work, which deploys a strategy of imagery, language, folklore, and character to "decolonize the mind."Ngugi confronts the politics of language in African writing; the problem of linguistic imperialism and literature's ability to resist it; the difficult balance between orality, or "orature," and writing, or "literature"; the tension between national and world literature; and the role of the literary curriculum in both reaffirming and undermining the dominance of the Western canon. Throughout, he engages a range of philosophers and theorists writing on power and postcolonial creativity, including Hegel, Marx, Levi-Strauss, and Aime Cesaire. Yet his explorations remain grounded in his own experiences with literature (and orature) and reworks the difficult dialectics of theory into richly evocative prose. - E-bokEngelska, 2012
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A masterful writer working in many genres, Ngugi wa Thiong’o entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the National Theatre in Uganda. In 1977 he was imprisoned after his most controversial work, Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry When I Want), produced in Nairobi, sharply criticized the injustices of Kenyan society and unequivocally championed the causes of ordinary citizens. Following his release, Ngugi decided to write only in his native Gikuyu, communicating with Kenyans in one of the many languages of their daily lives, and today he is known as one of the most outspoken intellectuals working in postcolonial theory and the global postcolonial movement.In this volume, Ngugi wa Thiong’o summarizes and develops a cross-section of the issues he has grappled with in his work, which deploys a strategy of imagery, language, folklore, and character to "decolonize the mind." Ngugi confronts the politics of language in African writing; the problem of linguistic imperialism and literature's ability to resist it; the difficult balance between orality, or "orature," and writing, or "literature"; the tension between national and world literature; and the role of the literary curriculum in both reaffirming and undermining the dominance of the Western canon. Throughout, he engages a range of philosophers and theorists writing on power and postcolonial creativity, including Hegel, Marx, Lévi-Strauss, and Aimé Césaire. Yet his explorations remain grounded in his own experiences with literature (and orature) and reworks the difficult dialectics of theory into richly evocative prose. - Inbunden, Engelska, 2025
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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. - Häftad, Engelska, 2026
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Two small boys stand on a rubbish heap and look into the future. One boy is excited, he is beginning school; the other, his brother, is an apprentice carpenter. Together, they will serve their country – the teacher and the craftsman.But this is colonial Kenya and times are against them. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and the two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, and the rest of their family, need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical man, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge, the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up.The debut novel from a giant of African literature, Ngugi wa Thiong'o’s powerful story about the tragic effects of colonialism on the lives of ordinary people continues to resonate strongly today. - Häftad, Engelska, 2026
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The great Kenyan writer's influential novel, written in prison, offering a powerful critique of the 'Satan of capitalism' and its effect on postcolonial KenyaA legendary work of African literature, Devil on the Cross is one of the cornerstones of Ngugi wa Thiong'o's enduring fame. An impassioned cry for a Kenya free of dictatorship and for African writers to work in their own local dialects, this novel offers a searing critique of capitalism and colonialism by one of the world's greatest and most provocative writers.Written on toilet paper while Ngugi wa Thiong'o was in prison, this novel tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman who moves from a rural Kenyan town to the capital, Nairobi, only to be exploited by her boss and later a corrupt businessman. As Wariinga struggles to survive, she begins to realize that her problems are only symptoms of a larger societal malaise and that much of the misfortune stems from the Western, capitalist influences on her country. Climaxing in an unforgettable scene of the 'Devil's Feast', a satirical parable on Western culture and business practices, Devil on the Cross is an essential story of the post-colonial African experience. - E-bokEngelska, 2015
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A 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize nominee A legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned. The River Between explores life in the mountains of Kenya during the early days of white settlement. Faced with a choice between an alluring new religion and their own ancestral customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.From the Trade Paperback edition. - Häftad, Engelska, 1993
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Ngugi advocates a cultural shift to redress the last 400 years of domination by a handful of western nations.In this collection Ngugi is concerned with moving the centre in two senses - between nations and within nations - in order to contribute to the freeing of world cultures from the restrictive walls of nationalism, class, race and genderBetween nations the need is to move the centre from its assumed location in the West to a multiplicity of spheres in all the cultures of the world. Within nations the move should be away from all minority class establishments to the real creative centre among working people in conditions of racial, religious and gender equality.Kenya: EAEP - Häftad, Engelska, 1997
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This book reflects many of the concerns found in Decolonising the Mind and Moving the Centre.Ngugi has put together a new collection under an old title, rewriting most of the pieces that appeared in the original 1981 edition, and adding completely new essays, such as 'Freedom of Expression', written for the campaign to try to save Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Niger Delta activists and writers from execution in Nigeria.Kenya: EAEP
