Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Kamau and Njoroge, and the rest of the family must decide where their loyalties lie.[...]
Novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o has been a force in African literature for decades: Since the 1970s, when he gave up the English language to commit himself to writing in African languages, his foremost concern has been the critical importance of language to culture. In Something Torn and New, Ngugi explo[...]
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 G[...]
Ngugi is one of the most important contemporary world writers, and someone whose name has for many become synonymous with cultural controversy and political struggle. Patrick William's analysis offers an up-to-date study of Ngugi's writing, including his most recent collected essays. Focusing on imp[...]
Ngugi describes this book as 'a summary of some of the issues in which I have been passionately involved for the last twenty years of my practice in fiction, theatre, criticism and in teaching of literature. North America: Heinemann; Kenya: EAEP[...]
During the early fifties, Kenya was a country in turmoil. While the author enjoys scouting trips, chess tournaments and reading about Biggles at the prestigious Alliance School near Nairobi, things are changing at home. This title deals the author's schooldays in Kenya against the backdrop of the in[...]
Renowned worldwide, as novelist and dramatist, Ngugi wa Thiongo's contributions to the body of critical writing on African literature, politics and society have been highly significant. His best known critical work is Decolonising the Mind, which since publication in 1986 has profoundly influenced o[...]
?Djävulen på korset är en av århundradets stora romaner.?
TRIBUNE
Två kvinnor och två män på väg till Imorog för att delta i »Djävulens fest«. På bussen berättar de sina historier för varandra, alla på något vis präglade av orättvisorna i det postkoloniala Kenya.
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?Besitter en sällsynt kombination av återhållsamhet, intelligens och känslighet.?
THE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
Två gikuyu-stammar i Kenya under den brittiska kolonialtiden strider sinsemellan om värdet av gamla traditioner kontra det nya västerländska inflytandet. Konflikten marke[...]
?Hos Ngugi wa Thiong?o väcks historia till liv. Med Om icke vetekornet växer hans redan stora betydelse.? THE GUARDIAN
Tystlåtne Mugo är i allas ögon en frihetshjälte. En gång ska han ha lett en hungerstrejk i ett brittiskt koncentrationsläger under självständighetskampen. Varför [...]
Författaren och litteraturvetaren Stefan Helgessons förord till Ngugi wa Thiong?os Om icke vetekornet. Om Om icke vetekornet: Tystlåtne Mugo är i allas ögon en frihetshjälte. En gång ska han ha lett en hungerstrejk i ett brittiskt koncentrationsläger under självständighetskampen. Varför[...]