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Ngũgĩ : reflections on his life of writing / edited by Simon Gikandi & Ndirangu Wachanga.
This collection of essays reflects on the life and work of Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who celebrated his 80th birthday in 2018. Drawing from a wide range of contributors, including writers, critics, publishers and activists, the volume traces the emergence of Ngugi as a novelist in the early 1960s, his...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Woodbridge, Suffolk :
James Currey,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table Of Contents (Pp. V-Viii); Preface (Pp. Ix-Xii); Acknowledgements (Pp. Xiii-Xiv); Chronology (Pp. Xv-Xix); Photographic Section (Pp. Xx-Xxii); Introduction: Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O: Reflections On His Life Of Writing (Pp. 1-12); Ngũgĩ At Work (Pp. 13-22)
- Part I Serenades & Beginnings; 1 Hyperbolic Praise Poetry For Ngũgĩ @80 … In Imitation Of African Orature (Pp. 25-34); 2 A Song At Dawn (For Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O) (Pp. 35-35); 3 Ngũgĩ In Eritrea (Pp. 36-40); 4 Up From Makerere: On The Publication Of Weep Not, Child (Pp. 41-44); 5 Encountering Ngũgĩ At Leeds: An Interview With Peter Nazareth (Pp. 45-47); 6 The Book That Made Me: On Weep Not, Child (Pp. 48-50); 7 Note From A Literary Son (Pp. 51-52); 8 What Is In A Name? (Pp. 53-56); 9 In Exile: Between Britain & Kenya (Pp. 57-60);
- Part Ii Memories, Recollections & Tributes; 10 Remembering Early Conversations With Ngũgĩ (Pp. 63-65); 11 Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O At 80: Pongezi (Congratulations!) (Pp. 66-68); 12 Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O At 80: Inspiring Encounters (Pp. 69-74); 13 Ngũgĩ In The 1970S At The University Of Nairobi (Pp. 75-78); 14 ‘Professor, You Are In Ngũgĩ’S Book’ (Pp. 79-85); 15 Mũraata, Mũrutani, Na Mũthikĩrĩria (Friend, Teacher & Listener (Pp. 86-90); 16 Fear & Trepidation In Asmara: Meeting Ngũgĩ (Pp. 91-96); 17 Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O: A True Story (Pp. 97-101); 18 Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O: Tribute On His 80Th Birthday (Pp. 102-106);
- Part Iii Working With Ngũgĩ; 19 Ngũgĩ & The Decolonization Of Publishing (Pp. 109-114); 20 The Turning Point: Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O & His Kenyan Publisher (Pp. 115-120); 21 Working With Ngũgĩ (Pp. 121-124); 22 Recollections Of Mũtiiri (Pp. 125-130);
- Part IV The Writer, The Critic & The World; 23 Bricklayer & Architect Of A World To Come (Pp. 133-134); 24 Revisioning Goethe’S Idea Of ‘World Literature’ (Pp. 135-142); 25 Globalectics: Beyond Postcoloniality, &Engaging The Caribbean (Pp. 143-149); 26 Ngũgĩ & The Quest For A Linguistic Paradigm Shift: Some Reflections (Pp. 150-155); 27 Autobiographical Prototypes In Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O’S Early Fiction & Drama (Pp. 156-162); 28 Homecoming: The Idea Of Return In The Works Of Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’O (Pp. 163-167); 29 Gũcookia Rũĩ Mũkaro (Pp. 168-171); 30 Muthoni’S Afterlives (Pp. 172-180);
- Part V The Other Ngũgĩ; 31 Kwa Grant Kamenju: Hotuba Ya Kuipokea Digrii Ya Heshima Ya Uzamifu Kutoka Chuo Kikuu Cha Dar Es Salaam (Pp. 183-185); 32 Wasomi, Lugha Za Ulaya Na Za Kiafrika: Kati Ya Kuweza Na Kuwezwa (Pp. 186-193); 33 Asia In My Life (Pp. 194-199); 34 Ndaĩ Ya Wendo (A Riddle Of Love) (Pp. 200-202);
- Appendix A: Review Of Wizard Of The Crow: Ngũgĩ’S Homecoming Gift To Kenyans (Pp. 205-207); Appendix B: Directing The River Back To Its Course (Pp. 208-211); Appendix C: For Grant Kamenju (Pp. 212-213); Appendix D: Intellectuals, European & African Languages: Between Enslavement & Empowerment (Pp. 214-220); Appendix E: A Riddle Of Love (Pp. 221-222); Bibliography Of Ngũgĩ’S Primary Works (Pp. 225-226); Works Cited (Pp. 227-230); Notes On Contributors (Pp. 231-235); Index (Pp. 236-242); Back Matter (Pp. 243-243);