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This interpretation of the work of Ngugi wa Thiong'o discusses his philosophy, writing style, social and political focus, and ultimate vision and aspirations. Each work of fiction is examined in depth, and there is an evaluation of Ngugi's standing as a writer and social figure. Separate chapters cover each of Ngugi's novels, from The River Between and Weep Not, Child to Matigari , as well as his drama and short stories. There is also an examination of his social commentaries in the popular press, to which the early formation of his ideological position can be traced. Kenya: EAEP

Wole Soyinka and Ngugi wa Thiong'o are the pre-eminent playwrights of West and East Africa respectively and their work has been hugely influential across the continent. This volume features directors' experiences of recent productions of their plays, the voices of actors and collaborators who have worked with the playwrights, and also provides a digest of their theatrical output. Contributors provide new readings of Ngugi and Soyinka's classic texts, and a stimulating new approach for students of English, Theatre and African studies. The playscript for this volume is a previously unpublished radio play by Wole Soyinka entitled A Rain of Stones, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002. Volume Editors: MARTIN BANHAM & FEMI OSOFISAN Guest Editor: KIMANI NJOGU Series Editors: Martin Banham, Emeritus Professor of Drama & Theatre Studies, University of Leeds; James Gibbs, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, University of the West of England; Femi Osofisan, Professor of Drama at the University of Ibadan; Jane Plastow, Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds; Yvette Hutchison, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick

This interpretation of the work of Ngugi wa Thiong'o discusses his philosophy, writing style, social and political focus, and ultimate vision and aspirations. Each work of fiction is examined in depth, and there is an evaluation of Ngugi's standing as a writer and social figure. Separate chapters cover each of Ngugi's novels, from The River Between and Weep Not, Child to Matigari , as well as his drama and short stories. There is also an examination of his social commentaries in the popular press, to which the early formation of his ideological position can be traced. Kenya: EAEP

Wole Soyinka and Ngugi wa Thiong'o are the pre-eminent playwrights of West and East Africa respectively and their work has been hugely influential across the continent. This volume features directors' experiences of recent productions of their plays, the voices of actors and collaborators who have worked with the playwrights, and also provides a digest of their theatrical output. Contributors provide new readings of Ngugi and Soyinka's classic texts, and a stimulating new approach for students of English, Theatre and African studies. The playscript for this volume is a previously unpublished radio play by Wole Soyinka entitled A Rain of Stones, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002. Volume Editors: MARTIN BANHAM & FEMI OSOFISAN Guest Editor: KIMANI NJOGU Series Editors: Martin Banham, Emeritus Professor of Drama & Theatre Studies, University of Leeds; James Gibbs, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, University of the West of England; Femi Osofisan, Professor of Drama at the University of Ibadan; Jane Plastow, Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds; Yvette Hutchison, Associate Professor, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies, University of Warwick

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A digital copy of "Ngugi Wa Thiongo, Gender, And The Ethics Of Postcolonial Reading" by Nicholls. Download is immediately available upon purchase!

The highly acclaimed African writer (Petals of Blood and A Grain of Wheat) who illuminates the struggles of Africa and the Third World by writing about his own people, the Gikuyu. 01

A digital copy of "Ngugi Wa Thiongo, Gender, And The Ethics Of Postcolonial Reading" by Nicholls. Download is immediately available upon purchase!

Ng?g? wa Thiongo is one of the most important and celebrated authors of postindependence Africa as well as a groundbreaking postcolonial theorist. His work, written first in English, then in G?k?y?, engages with the transformations of his native Kenya after what is often termed the Mau Mau rebellion. It also gives voice to the struggles of all Africans against economic injustice and political oppression. His writing and activism have continued despite imprisonment, the threat of assassination, and exile.Part 1 of this volume, Materials, provides resources and background for the teaching of Ng?g?s novels, plays, memoirs, and criticism. The essays of part 2, Approaches, consider the influence of Frantz Fanon, Karl Marx, and Joseph Conrad on Ng?g?; how the role of women in his fiction is inflected by feminism; his interpretation and political use of African history; his experimentation with orality and allegory in narrative; and the different challenges of teaching Ng?g? in classrooms in the United States, Europe, and Africa.

A digital copy of "Ngugi" by Simon Gikandi & Ndirangu Ndirangu eds.. Download is immediately available upon purchase!

Ng?g? wa Thiongo is one of the most important and celebrated authors of postindependence Africa as well as a groundbreaking postcolonial theorist. His work, written first in English, then in G?k?y?, engages with the transformations of his native Kenya after what is often termed the Mau Mau rebellion. It also gives voice to the struggles of all Africans against economic injustice and political oppression. His writing and activism have continued despite imprisonment, the threat of assassination, and exile.Part 1 of this volume, Materials, provides resources and background for the teaching of Ng?g?s novels, plays, memoirs, and criticism. The essays of part 2, Approaches, consider the influence of Frantz Fanon, Karl Marx, and Joseph Conrad on Ng?g?; how the role of women in his fiction is inflected by feminism; his interpretation and political use of African history; his experimentation with orality and allegory in narrative; and the different challenges of teaching Ng?g? in classrooms in the United States, Europe, and Africa.

Ng?g? wa Thiongo is one of the most important and celebrated authors of postindependence Africa as well as a groundbreaking postcolonial theorist. His work, written first in English, then in G?k?y?, engages with the transformations of his native Kenya after what is often termed the Mau Mau rebellion. It also gives voice to the struggles of all Africans against economic injustice and political oppression. His writing and activism have continued despite imprisonment, the threat of assassination, and exile.Part 1 of this volume, Materials, provides resources and background for the teaching of Ng?g?s novels, plays, memoirs, and criticism. The essays of part 2, Approaches, consider the influence of Frantz Fanon, Karl Marx, and Joseph Conrad on Ng?g?; how the role of women in his fiction is inflected by feminism; his interpretation and political use of African history; his experimentation with orality and allegory in narrative; and the different challenges of teaching Ng?g? in classrooms in the United States, Europe, and Africa.

Ng?g? wa Thiongo is one of the most important and celebrated authors of postindependence Africa as well as a groundbreaking postcolonial theorist. His work, written first in English, then in G?k?y?, engages with the transformations of his native Kenya after what is often termed the Mau Mau rebellion. It also gives voice to the struggles of all Africans against economic injustice and political oppression. His writing and activism have continued despite imprisonment, the threat of assassination, and exile.Part 1 of this volume, Materials, provides resources and background for the teaching of Ng?g?s novels, plays, memoirs, and criticism. The essays of part 2, Approaches, consider the influence of Frantz Fanon, Karl Marx, and Joseph Conrad on Ng?g?; how the role of women in his fiction is inflected by feminism; his interpretation and political use of African history; his experimentation with orality and allegory in narrative; and the different challenges of teaching Ng?g? in classrooms in the United States, Europe, and Africa.

A digital copy of "Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Gender, and the Ethics of Postcolonial Reading (Hardback)" by Brendon Nicholls. Download is immediately available upon purchase!

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This work examines both the emergence of African literature and its institutionalization within nationalist African academies. Amoko analyzes the relationship between such institutions of literature and the processes of nationalist legitimization and between colonial and postcolonial school cultures and national cultures.

This work examines both the emergence of African literature and its institutionalization within nationalist African academies. Amoko analyzes the relationship between such institutions of literature and the processes of nationalist legitimization and between colonial and postcolonial school cultures and national cultures.

A digital copy of "Postcolonial Intellectual: Ngugi wa Thiong'o in Context" by Oliver Lovesey. Download is immediately available upon purchase!

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