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Globalectics: Theory and the Politics of Knowing
Ngugi Wa Thiong´o
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Hardback. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 268. Theory and the Politics of Knowing. Series: The Wellek Library Lectures S. 120 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: DSA; JFC. Dimension: 213 x 140 x 14. Weight: 268.
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 When I Want), produced in Nairobi, sharply criticized the injustices of Kenyan society and unequivocally championed the causes of ordinary citizens. Following his release, Ngugi decided to write only in his native Gikuyu, communicating with Kenyans in one of the many languages of their daily lives, and today he is ... Read more
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 When I Want), produced in Nairobi, sharply criticized the injustices of Kenyan society and unequivocally championed the causes of ordinary citizens. Following his release, Ngugi decided to write only in his native Gikuyu, communicating with Kenyans in one of the many languages of their daily lives, and today he is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Series
The Wellek Library Lectures
Condition
New
Weight
267g
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231159500
SKU
V9780231159500
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About Ngugi Wa Thiong´o
Ngugi wa Thiong'o is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and English at the University of California, Irvine, and an award-winning Kenyan author currently writing primarily in the Gikuyu language. The author of novels, plays, short stories, and essays, Ngugi wa Thiong'o is founder and editor of the online Gikuyu-language journal, Mutiiri, and an honorary member of the American Academy of ... Read more
Reviews for Globalectics: Theory and the Politics of Knowing
Globalectics allows us to read world literature through Ngugi's sharp and compassionate eyes. Part memoir, part magisterial survey, and entirely engrossing, this book is a capstone to a long and brilliant career.
Christopher L. Miller, Yale University In an ever-shrinking world, this book demonstrated the need to understand the similarities and differences in the stories we tell each other. ... Read more
Christopher L. Miller, Yale University In an ever-shrinking world, this book demonstrated the need to understand the similarities and differences in the stories we tell each other. ... Read more