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Birth of a Dream Weaver charts the very beginnings of a writer's creative output. In this wonderful memoir, Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o recounts the four years he spent in Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda--threshold years where he found his voice as a playwright, journalist, and novelist, ... மேலும்

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 expl... மேலும்

The River Between explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring new religion and 'magical' customs, the Gikuyu people are torn between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it.... மேலும்

A masterful writer working in many genres, Ngugi wa Thiong'o entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the National Theatre in Uganda. In 1977 he was imprisoned after his most controversial work, Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry ... மேலும்

A collection of essays by Ngugi wa Thiong'o.... மேலும்

By the world-renowned novelist, playwright, critic, and author of Wizard of the Crow, an evocative and affecting memoir of childhood. Ngugi wa Thiong'o was born in 1938 in rural Kenya to a father whose four wives bore him more than a score of children. The man who would become one of Africa's leadin... மேலும்

With black-and-white illustrations throughoutWorld-renowned Kenyan novelist, poet, playwright, and literary critic Ng ug ý wa Thiong'o gives us the second volume of his memoirs in the wake of his critically acclaimed Dreams in a Time of War. In the House of the Interpreter richly and poignantly evok... மேலும்

World-renowned Kenyan novelist, poet, playwright, and literary critic Ng ug ý wa Thiong'o gives us the second volume of his memoirs in the wake of his critically acclaimed Dreams in a Time of War. In the House of the Interpreter richly and poignantly evokes the author's life and times at boarding sc... மேலும்

From origin myths to tales of modern prostitutes in search of dignity--even for only a moment--these powerful stories by two renowned African authors explore the uneasy coexistence between women and men, tradition and modernity. They show strong women demanding their right to marry or not, earn a l... மேலும்

The best-known novel by the great Kenyan writer Set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, ... மேலும்

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 the teaching of literature. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Europe stole art treasures from Africa to ... மேலும்

A 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize contender A legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world has been overturned. The River Between explores ... மேலும்

The great Kenyan writer's powerful first novel <P><P> Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. <P><P>But this is Kenya, and the times are against them: In the forests, the Mau Ma... மேலும்

Es'kia Mphahlele's seminal memoir of life in apartheid South Africa--available for the first time in Penguin Classics Nominated for the Nobel Prize in 1969, Es'kia Mphahlele is considered the Dean of African Letters and the father of black South African writing. Down Second Avenue is a landmark b... மேலும்

The puzzling murder of three African directors of a foreign-owned brewery sets the scene for this fervent, hard-hitting novel about disillusionment in independent Kenya. A deceptively simple tale, Petals of Blood is on the surface a suspenseful investigation of a spectacular triple murder in upcount... மேலும்

In The Power of the Steel-tipped Pen Noenoe K. Silva reconstructs the indigenous intellectual history of a culture where—using Western standards—none is presumed to exist. Silva examines the work of two lesser-known Hawaiian writers—Joseph Ho‘ona‘auao Kanepu‘u (1824–ca. 1885) and Joseph Moku‘ohai Po... மேலும்

Using the magic of movement, dance, and drama, and the devices of humor and metaphor, Osonye Tess Onwueme has created a post-feminist epic drama that transcends current feminist theories. An ideologically and politically powerful work, Tell It to Women offers a critical discourse on the western fem... மேலும்

The great Kenyan writer and Nobel Prize nominee Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s powerful fictional critique of capitalismOne of the cornerstones of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s fame, Devil on the Cross was written in secret, on toilet paper, while Ngũgĩ was in prison. It tells the tragic story of Wariinga, a young woman... மேலும்

La gran novela africana por el firme candidato al premio Nobel que aprenderás a pronunciar: Ngugi wa Thiong'o Exiliado de su Kenia natal desde hace más de veinticinco años, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, uno de los escritores africanos más importantes de la actualidad, sitúa esta historia en la imaginaria Rep... மேலும்

Un compendio de los temas centrales de la obra del autor: la confrontación entre el neocolonialismo y la clase trabajadora, y su reflejo en la cultura africana. Descolonizar la mente es una referencia ineludible en el debate lingüístico que tiene lugar en el marco de los estudios poscoloniales. ... மேலும்

La primera novela que Ngugi wa Thiong'o escribió en gikuyu. Una ferviente crítica al capitalismo y al colonialismo. Escrita desde una celda con papel higiénico como único soporte, El diablo en la cruz se concibe como una declaración de intenciones en defensa de la lengua y la literatura africana, ... மேலும்

La novela más conocida del escritor keniano habla sobre la rebelión, el amor, la amistad y la traición. Ambientada en los años cincuenta y sesenta, en los tiempos de la rebelión del Mau Mau y la consiguiente independencia de Kenia, Un grano de trigo narra la historia de los habitantes de una aldea ... மேலும்

En Reforzar los cimientos se reúne la obra ensayística que Ngugi wa Thiong'o ha escrito durante tres décadas, una muestra del poder del pensamiento de un hombre que nunca ha renunciado a su lucha. Durante más de sesenta años, Ngugi wa Thiong'o ha alzado la voz para denunciar la situación del cont... மேலும்

Un compendio de los temas centrales de la obra del autor: la confrontación entre el neocolonialismo y la clase trabajadora, y su reflejo en la cultura africana. Descolonizar la mente es una referencia ineludible en el debate lingüístico que tiene lugar en el marco de los estudios poscoloniales. ... மேலும்

Un ensayo imprescindible sobre la necesaria, pero problemática, existencia de la novela africana. En este ensayo, que forma parte de la conocida obra Descolonizar la mente, Ngugi wa Thiong'o reflexiona sobre la problemática de la existencia, los orígenes y el desarrollo de la novela africana. Un g... மேலும்