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Decolonising the Mind
A collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity, that advocates for linguistic decolonization. 'The language of …
Wizard of the Crow
Informed by traditional African storytelling, discover Ngugi wa Thiong'o's masterpiece. But behind this pillar of unity a battle for control of the Aburirian people rages. and the …
Birth of a Dream Weaver
`Exquisite in its honesty and truth and resilience, and a necessary chronicle from one of the greatest writers of our time' Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieSelected as a Book of the Year …
In the House of the Interpreter
While Ngugi enjoys scouting trips, chess tournaments and reading about Biggles at the prestigious Alliance School near Nairobi, things are changing at home. He arrives back for his …
Wrestling with the Devil
Ngugi wa Thiong�o�s powerful prison memoir begins half an hour before his release on 12 December 1978.
Moving the Centre
Ngugi advocates a cultural shift to redress the last 400 years of domination by a handful of western nations. In this collection Ngugi is concerned with moving the centre in two …
A Grain of Wheat
A masterly story of myth, rebellion, love, friendship and betrayal from one of Africa's great writers, Ngugi wa Thiong'o's A Grain of Wheat includes an introduction by Abdulrazak …
Weep Not Child
Tells the moving story about the effects of the Mau Mau war on the lives of ordinary men and women in Kenya. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white …
The River Between
THE RIVER BETWEEN explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and 'magical' customs, the …
Globalectics
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 …
River Between
Explores life on the Makuyu and Kameno ridges of Kenya in the early days of white settlement. Faced with an alluring, new religion and "magical" customs, the Gikuyu people are torn …
Petals of Blood
After decades of British rule Kenya has declared its independence, but drought and poor harvests still govern the village of Ilmorog. Undeterred, Munira, Karega, Wanja and Abdulla …