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 explores Africa's historical,
economic, and cultural fragmentation by slavery, colonialism, and
globalization. Throughout this tragic history, a constant and
irrepressible force was Europhonism: the replacement of native
names, languages, and identities with European ones. The result was
the dismemberment of African memory.
Seeking to remember language in order to revitalize it, Ngugi's
quest is for wholeness. Wide-ranging, erudite, and hopeful,
"Something Torn and New" is a "cri de coeur" to save Africa's
cultural future.
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