Ngugi Wa Thiong''o
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
052148006X
ISBN-13
9780521480062
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 11th, 2000
Print length
342 Pages
Weight
602 grams
Dimensions
21.60 x 14.00 x 2.20 cms
Ksh 18,900.00
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Simon Gikandi's study, first published in 2000, offers a comprehensive analysis of all the works of the influential Kenyan dramatist, novelist and critic, Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Gikandi provides fresh insight into the historical and cultural context of Ngugi's work, tracing his literary career through to his imprisonment and exile in the 1980s.
Kenyan dramatist and novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o is a hugely influential African writer respected not only for his creative work but also for his criticism of wider cultural issues - issues such as nation and narration, power and performance, language and identity, empire and postcoloniality. Simon Gikandi's study, first published in 2000, offers a comprehensive analysis of all Ngugi's published work and explores the development of the major novels and plays against a background of colonialism and decolonisation in Kenya. Gikandi places the works in a context that examines the way they engage with the changing history of Africa. Tracing Ngugi's career from the 1960s through to his role in shaping a radical culture in East Africa in the 1970s and his imprisonment and exile in the 1980s, this book provides fresh insight into the author's life and the historic events that produced his work.
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