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Decolonising the mind : the politics of language in African literature / Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938-2025, author.
- Series:
- Studies in African literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African literature--History and criticism.
- African literature.
- Africa--Languages--Political aspects.
- Africa.
- Language and languages--Political aspects.
- Genre:
- Literary criticism.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 114 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : James Currey ; Nairobi, Kenya : EAEP ; Portsmouth, N.H. : Heinemann, [2005]
- Summary:
- Ngugi 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction: towards the universal language of struggle
- The language of African literature
- The language of African theatre
- The language of African fiction
- The quest for relevance.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0852555016
- 9780435080167
- 9780852555019
- 0435080164
- OCLC:
- 984737245
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