Writers in politics : a re-engagement with issues of literature & society / Ngũgı̃ wa Thiong'o.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938-2025, author.

Series:

Studies in African literature.

Studies in African literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and literature--Africa.

Politics and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 167 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

A revised & enlarged edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : James Currey, 2023.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface to the revised edition

Preface to the ftrst edition

I War of Images

1. Literature & Society: The Politics of the Canon

2. Standing on our Grounds: Literature, Education & Images of Self

3. Literature & Double Consciousness: Warring Images in Afro-American Thought

4. Return to the Roots: Language, Culture & Politics in Kenya

II Words & Powers

5. Writers in Politics: The Power of Words & the Words of Power

6. Freedom of Expression: The Right to Write is a Human Right

7. A Novel in Politics: The Launching of Petals of Blood

8. J.M. Kariiiki: A Writer's Tribute to a Kenyan Hero

9. The Price of Freedom: The Story of a Mau Mau Detainee

III Links of Hope

10. Afric-Asian Writers: The Links that Bind Us

11. Africa & Asia: The History that Refuses to be Silenced

12. Culture in a Crisis: Problems of Creativity & the New World Order

13. Kamau Brathwaite: The Voice of Pan-African Presence

14. Learning from our Ancestors: The Intellectual Legacy of Pan-Africanism

Appendix: On Civilization

Index

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 1997.

Previous edition: 1981.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: wa Thiong'o, Ngugi Writers in Politics

ISBN:

1-80010-052-3

OCLC:

1294149056