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Paperback / softback. New. Ngugi wa Thiong'o is one of the most important and celebrated authors of post-independence Africa as well as a ground breaking postcolonial theorist. His work, written first in English, then in Gikuyu, 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 Ngugi's novels, plays, memoirs, and criticism. The essays of part 2, "Approaches," consider the influence of Frantz Fanon, Karl Marx, and Joseph Conrad on Ngugi; 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…
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Approaches to Teaching the Works of Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o Paperback - 2012
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- Title Approaches to Teaching the Works of Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o
- Author Oliver Lovesey (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 265
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Modern Language Association of America, New York
- Date 2012-12
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781603291132 / 160329113X
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
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- Aspects (Academic): Study and Teaching
- Cultural Region: African
- Library of Congress subjects Multiculturalism in literature, Postcolonialism in literature
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012037150
- Dewey Decimal Code 823.914
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