Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o 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
Gĩkũyũ, 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 continue despite
imprisonment, the threat of assassination, and exile.
Part 1 of this volume, "Materials," provides resources and
background for the teaching of Ngũgĩ's novels, plays, memoirs, and
criticism. The essays of part 2, "Approaches," consider the
influence of Frantz Fanon, Karl Marx, and Joseph Conrad on Ngũgĩ;
the role of women in and influence of feminism on his fiction; his
interpretation and political use of African history; his
experimentation with orality and allegory in narrative; and the
different challenges of teaching Ngũgĩ in classrooms in the United
States, Europe, and Africa."
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