Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Simon Gikandi's study offers a comprehensive analysis of all the published works of the influential Kenyan dramatist, novelist, and critic Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Gikandi traces Ngugi's literary career from the 1960s through to his role in shaping a radical culture in East Africa in the 1970s and his imprisonment and exile in the 1980s. Focusing also on Ngugi's engagement with nationalism, empire and postcoloniality, this book provides fresh insight into the author's life and the historical and...
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A comprehensive study of all the works of Kenyan dramatist and novelist, Ngugu wa Thiong'o.
PrefaceChronology1Introduction: reading texts and contexts12Narrative and nationalist desire: early short stories and The River Between393Educating colonial subjects: the "emergency stories" and Weep Not, Child714Representing decolonization: A Grain of Wheat985The poetics of cultural production: the later short stories and Petals of Blood1286Performance and power: the plays1607The prisonhouse of culture: Detained and Devil on the Cross1958The work of art in exile: Matigari2239Writing freedom: essays and criticism247Conclusion286Notes293Bibliography317Index325
