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En blomma av blod
Inbunden, 2021
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (3)
77 kr
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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 …
Drömmar i krigets skugga
Inbunden, 2021
54 kr
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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, …
Decolonising the Mind
The Politics of Language in African Literature
Häftad, 1986
379 kr
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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 …
Fighters & Martyrs
Häftad, 2026
139 kr
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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 …
Wizard of the Crow
Häftad, 2018
169 kr
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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 …
Devil on the Cross
Av Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Chinua Achebe
Häftad, 2017
164 kr
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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 …
River Between
Häftad, 2002
152 kr
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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 …
Den upprätta revolutionen : eller varför människan går på två ben
Häftad, 2016
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
269 kr
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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 Humanist Människor gick en gång »på armar och ben precis som de andra …
Grain of Wheat
Häftad, 2002
4,6 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (5)
149 kr
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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 …
Om icke vetekornet
Häftad, 2019
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
304 kr
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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 …
Homecoming
Häftad, 2024
139 kr
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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 …
Petals of Blood
Häftad, 2018
149 kr
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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 …
Djävulen på korset
Häftad, 2020
289 kr
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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 …
Upp genom mörkret
Inbunden, 2015
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
273 kr
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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 CHRONICLE Upp genom mörkret [ Weep Not, Child , 1964] …
Grain of Wheat
Häftad, 2012
218 kr
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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 …
River Between
Av Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Chinua Achebe
Häftad, 2015
256 kr
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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 …
Weep Not, Child
Häftad, 2026
180 kr
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Legendary writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o’s debut novel, a powerful story about the tragic effects of colonialism on the lives of ordinary people‘It is not much that a man can do without a piece of land’Njoroge has big dreams for the future. Unlike his brothers – Kamau, an apprentice craftsman, and Boro, …
Devil on the Cross
Häftad, 2026
152 kr
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The great Kenyan writer's influential novel, written in prison, a cornerstone post-colonial novel offering a powerful critique of the 'Satan of capitalism' ‘The Devil appeared to Jacinta Wariinga one Sunday on a golf course’Written secretly while Ngugi wa Thiong’o was in prison, Devil on the Cross …
Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams
Towards a Critical Theory of the Arts and the State in Africa
Inbunden, 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 …
En blomma av blod
E-bok, 2021
119 kr
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»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 …
Dreams in a Time of War
Häftad, 2011
192 kr
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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 …
In the House of the Interpreter
A Memoir
Häftad, 2013
194 kr
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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 …
Globalectics
Theory and the Politics of Knowing
Inbunden, 2012
893 kr
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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 …
Globalectics
Theory and the Politics of Knowing
Häftad, 2014
498 kr
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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 …
Globalectics
Theory and the Politics of Knowing
E-bok, 2012
351 kr
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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 …
Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas
Inbunden, 2025
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
253 kr
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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 …
River Between
E-bok, 2015
176 kr
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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 …
