Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature by Ngugi w

Description: Decolonising the Mind by Ngugi wa Thiong'o A collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity, that advocates for linguistic decolonization. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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. East Africa [Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda]: EAEP Author Biography Ngugi Wa Thiongo is a mjor Kenyan writer now living in the United States. He has taught at Yale and New York University. He is a Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature as well as the Director of the International Center for Writing and Translation at the University of California, Irvine. Review ... many of the ideas are familiar from Ngugis earlier critical books, and earlier lectures, elsewhere. But the material here has a new context and the ideas a new focus. This leading African writer presents the arguments for using African language andforms after successfully using an African language himself. - Anne Walmsley in The Guardian -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------... after 25 years of independence, there is beginning to emerge a generation of writers for whom colonialism is a matter of history and not of direct personal experience. In retrospect that literature characterised by Ngugi as Afro-European - the literature written by Africans in European languages - will come to be seen as part and parcel of the uneasy period between colonialism and full independence, a period equally reflected in the continents political instability as it attempts to find its feet. Ngugis importance - and that of this book - lies in the courage with which he has confronted this most urgent of issues. - Adewale Maja-Pearce in The New Statesman-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Review Text Many of the ideas are familiar from Ngugis earlier critical books, and earlier lectures, elsewhere. But the material here has a new context and the ideas a new focus. This leading African writer presents the arguments for using African language and forms after successfully using an African language himself. - Anne Walmsley in THE GUARDIAN ... after 25 years of independence, there is beginning to emerge a generation of writers for whom colonialism is a matter of history and not of direct personal experience. In retrospect that literature characterised by Ngugi as Afro-European - the literature written by Africans in European languages - will come to be seen as part and parcel of the uneasy period between colonialism and full independence, a period equally reflected in the continents political instability as it attempts to find its feet. Ngugis importance - and that of this book - lies in the courage with which he has confronted this most urgent of issues. - Adewale Maja-Pearce in THE NEW STATESMAN Review Quote Ngugis is a many splendored book. It is the personal testimony of an author who has fought a long battle of his own to undo the colonization of his mind. At the same time the book presents a historical analysis of subversion of personal identities and cultures of the colonized peoples in the process of colonization. It is also a book on the historical development of orature and literature in Africa. Finally, it is an essay in literary theory and criticism on the role of the artist in society. Ngugi writes about Africa, his analysis applies to all of the Third World. Details ISBN0852555016 Series Studies in African Literature Year 1986 ISBN-10 0852555016 ISBN-13 9780852555019 Format Paperback Publication Date 1986-06-26 Subtitle The Politics of Language in African Literature Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 809.896 Publisher James Currey Imprint James Currey Author Ngugi wa Thiongo Language English Media Book Short Title DECOLONISING THE MIND Pages 128 UK Release Date 1986-06-26 AU Release Date 1986-06-26 NZ Release Date 1986-06-26 Illustrations No Edited by Christopher E. Swide Birth 1974 Affiliation European University Viadrina, Germany Position journalist Qualifications Ph.D. Audience Undergraduate Alternative 9781787443976 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161709885;

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