Ngugi: Reflections on his Life of Writing

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Ngugi

Reflections on his Life of Writing

Edited by: Simon Gikandi and Ndirangu Wachanga
With contributions by: Alamin Mazrui , Ann Biersteker , Anne Adams , Bernth Lindfors , Carole Boyce Davies , Charles Cantalupo , Chege Githiora , Eddah Gachukia , Emilia Ilevia , Gichingiri Ndigirigi , Grace A Musila , Grant Farred , Henry Chakava , Ime Ikkideh , James Currey , James Ogude , Jane Plastow , Kiarii Kamau , Kimani Njogu , Margaretta wa Gacheru , Micere Githae Mugo , Ndirangu Wachanga , Ngugi wa Thiong'o , Odhiambo Levin Opiyo , Peter Kimani , Reinhard W. Sander , Rhonda Cobham-Sander , Roland Nasasira , Simon Gikandi , Sultan Somjee , Susan Nalugwa Kiguli , Tsitsi Jaji and Willy Mutunga

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2018

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About this book

First-hand accounts of how Ngugi wa Thiong'o's life and work have intersected, and the multiple forces that have converged to make him one of the greatest writers to come out of Africa in the twentieth century.

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Githiora Chege :

Chege Githiora is Professor of Linguistics, African Languages and Literatures at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), and is author of Afro-Mexicans: Discourse of race and identity in the African Diaspora.Currey James :

James Currey founded James Currey publishers in 1984 and it has long been recognized as the leading publisher of academic books on Africa. He was the editorial director at Heinemann Educational Books in charge of the African Writers Series from 1967 to 1984. He is the recipient of the African Literary Association's 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award.Plastow Jane :

Jane Plastow is Professor of African Theatre, University of Leeds.

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Literary Studies Topics in Literary Studies Literary Studies and Linguistics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Simon Gikandi and Ndirangu Wachanga Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Chronology Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: Reflections on His Life of Writing Simon Gikandi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Ngũgĩ at Work Ndirangu Wachanga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Part I Serenades & Beginnings
1 Hyperbolic Praise Poetry for Ngũgĩ @80 … In Imitation of African Orature Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
2 A Song at Dawn (for Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o) Tsitsi Jaji Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
3 Ngũgĩ in Eritrea Charles Cantalupo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
4 Up From Makerere: On the Publication of Weep Not, Child Susan Nalugwa Kiguli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
5 Encountering Ngũgĩ at Leeds: An Interview with Peter Nazareth Roland D. Nasasira Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
6 The Book that Made Me: On Weep Not, Child Simon Gikandi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
7 Note from a Literary Son Peter Kimani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
8 What is in a Name? Ime Ikiddeh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
9 In Exile: Between Britain & Kenya Odhiambo Levin Opiyo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Part II Memories, Recollections & Tributes
10 Remembering Early Conversations with Ngũgĩ Bernth Lindfors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
11 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o at 80: Pongezi (Congratulations!) Eddah Gachukia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	66
12 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o at 80: Inspiring Encounters Willy Mutunga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
13 Ngũgĩ in the 1970s at the University of Nairobi Margaretta wa Gacheru Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
14 ‘Professor, You are in Ngũgĩ’s Book’ Rhonda Cobham-Sander and Reinhard Sander Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
15 Mũraata, Mũrutani, na Mũthikĩrĩria (Friend, Teacher & Listener) Ann Biersteker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
16 Fear & Trepidation in Asmara: Meeting Ngũgĩ Jane Plastow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
17 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: A True Story Grant Farred Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
18 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: Tribute on His 80th Birthday Chege Githiora Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
Part III Working with Ngũgĩ
19 Ngũgĩ & the Decolonization of Publishing James Currey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
20 The Turning Point: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o & His Kenyan Publisher Henry Chakava Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
21 Working with Ngũgĩ Sultan Somjee Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
22 Recollections of Mũtiiri Kĩmani Njogu Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Part IV The Writer, the Critic & the World
23 Bricklayer & Architect of a World to Come Emilia Ilieva Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
24 Revisioning Goethe’s Idea of ‘World Literature’ Anne Adams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
25 Globalectics: Beyond Postcoloniality, & Engaging the Caribbean Carole Boyce Davies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
26 Ngũgĩ & the Quest for a Linguistic Paradigm Shift: Some Reflections Alamin Mazrui Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
27 Autobiographical Prototypes in Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Early Fiction & Drama Gĩchingiri Ndĩgĩrĩgĩ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	156
28 Homecoming: The Idea of Return in the Works of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o James Ogude Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
29 Gũcookia Rũĩ Mũkaro Kĩariĩ Kamau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
30 Muthoni’s Afterlives Grace A. Musila Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
Part V The Other Ngũgĩ
31 Kwa Grant Kamenju Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
32 Wasomi, Lugha za Ulaya na za Kiafrika: Kati ya Kuweza na Kuwezwa Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	186
33 Asia in My Life Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	194
34 Ndaĩ ya Wendo Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Appendixes
Appendix A Review of Wizard of the Crow: Ngũgĩ’s Homecoming Gift to Kenyans Cabral Pinto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Appendix B Directing the River Back to its Course Kĩariĩ amau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	208
Appendix C For Grant Kamenju Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	212
Appendix D Intellectuals, European & African Languages: Between Enslavement & Empowerment Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
References
Bibliography of Ngũgĩ’s Primary Works Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
Works Cited Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	236

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December 21, 2018

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264

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6 b/w illus.

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781787443853

eBook ISBN: 9781787443853

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