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Ngũgĩ : Reflections on His Life of Writing by Simon Gikandi; Ndirangu Wachanga; Alamin Mazrui; Ann Biersteker; Anne Adams; Bernth Lindfors; Carole Boyce Davies; Charles Cantalupo; Chege Githiora; EDDAH GACHUKIA; Emilia Ilevia; Gichingiri Ndigirigi; Prof Grace A Musila; Grant Farred; Henry Chakava; Ime Ikkideh; James Currey; James Ogude; Jane Plastow; Kiarii Kamau; Kimani Njogu; Margaretta wa Gacheru; Micere Githae Mugo; Ngg wa Thiong'o; Odhiambo Levin Opiyo; Peter Kimani; Reinhard W. Sander; Rhonda Cobham-Sander; Roland Nasasira; Sultan Somjee; Susan Nalugwa Kiguli; Tsitsi Jaji; Willy Mutunga is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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First-hand accounts of how Ngugi wa Thiong'o's life and work have intersected, and the multiple forces that have converged to make him one of the greatest writers to come out of Africa in the twentieth century.This collection of essays reflects on the life and work of Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who celebrated his 80th birthday in 2018. Drawing from a wide range of contributors, including writers, critics, publishers and activists, the volume traces the emergence of Ngugi as a novelist in the early 1960s, his contribution to the African culture of letters at its moment of inception, and his global artistic life in the twenty-first century. Here we have both personal andcritical reflections on the different phases of the writer's life: there are poems from friends and admirers, commentaries from his co-workers in public theatre in Kenya in the 1970s and 1980s, and from his political associates in the fight for democracy, and contributions on his role as an intellectual of decolonization, as well as his experiences in the global art world. Included also are essays on Ngugi's role outside the academy, in the world of education, community theatre, and activism. In addition to tributes from othe

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Author

Simon Gikandi; Ndirangu Wachanga; Alamin Mazrui; Ann Biersteker; Anne Adams; Bernth Lindfors; Carole Boyce Davies; Charles Cantalupo; Chege Githiora; EDDAH GACHUKIA; Emilia Ilevia; Gichingiri Ndigirigi; Prof Grace A Musila; Grant Farred; Henry Chakava; Ime Ikkideh; James Currey; James Ogude; Jane Plastow; Kiarii Kamau; Kimani Njogu; Margaretta wa Gacheru; Micere Githae Mugo; Ngg wa Thiong'o; Odhiambo Levin Opiyo; Peter Kimani; Reinhard W. Sander; Rhonda Cobham-Sander; Roland Nasasira; Sultan Somjee; Susan Nalugwa Kiguli; Tsitsi Jaji; Willy Mutunga

Publisher

James Currey

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781787443853

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Literary Criticism, Literary Fiction