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Author:   Simon Gikandi (Author) ,  Ndirangu Wachanga (Royalty Account) ,  Alamin Mazrui (Royalty Account) ,  Ann Biersteker (Customer)
Publisher:   James Currey
Imprint:   James Currey
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9781847012142

ISBN 10:   1847012140
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   21 December 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Chronology Introduction: Ngugi wa Thiong'o - Reflecting on a Life in Writing - Simon Gikandi Ngugi at work - Ndirangu Wachanga PART I SERENADES & BEGINNINGS Hyperbolic praise poetry for Ngugi @ 80: In imitation of African orature - Micere Githae Mugo A Song at Dawn [for Ngugi wa Thiong'o] - Tsitsi Jaji Ngugi in Eritrea - Charles Cantalupo Up from Makerere: On the publication of Weep Not, Child - Susan Nalugwa Kiguli Encountering Ngugi at Leeds: An interview with Peter Nazareth - Roland Nasasira The book that made me: On Weep Not, Child - Simon Gikandi Note from a literary son - Peter Kimani What is in a name? - Ime Ikkideh In exile: Between Britain & Kenya - Odhiambo Levin Opiyo PART II MEMORIES, RECOLLECTIONS & TRIBUTES Remembering early conversations with Ngugi - Bernth Lindfors Ngugi wa Thiong'o at 80: Pongezi - Congratulations! - Eddah Gachukia Ngugi at 80: Inspiring encounters - Willy Mutunga Ngugi in the '70s at the University of Nairobi - Margaretta wa Gacheru Professor, you are in Ngugi's book - Rhonda Cobham-Sander and Reinhard W. Sander Muraata, Murutani, na Muthikiriria - Friend, teacher & listener - Ann Biersteker Fear & trepidation in Asmara: Meeting Ngugi - Jane Plastow Ngugi wa Thiong'o: A true story - Grant Farred Ngugi wa Thiong'o: Tribute on his 80th birthday - Chege Githiora PART III WORKING WITH NGUGI Ngugi & the decolonization of publishing - James Currey The turning point: Ngugi wa Thiong'o & his publisher - Henry Chakava Working with Ngugi wa Thiong'o - Sultan Somjee Recollections of Mutiiri:The beginnings - Kimani Njogu PART IV THE WRITER, THE CRITIC & THE WORLD Bricklayer & architect of a world to come - Emilia Ilevia Revisioning Goethe's idea of ""World Literature"": Commendation address on the awarding of Dr. Phil. h.c. to Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o - Anne Adams Globalectics: Beyond postcoloniality & engaging the Caribbean - Carole Boyce Davies Ngugi & the quest for a linguistic paradigm shift: Some reflections - Alamin Mazrui Autobiographical prototypes in Ngugi wa Thiong'o's early fiction & drama - Gichingiri Ndigirigi Homecoming: The idea of return in the works of Ngugi wa Thiong'o - James Ogude Gucookia Ruui Mukaro - Redirecting the river back to its rightful course - Kiarii Kamau Muthoni's afterlives - Grace A. Musila PART V THE OTHER NGUGI Kwa Grant Kamenju: Hotuba ya kuipokea digrii ya heshima ya uzamifu kutoka chuo kikuu cha Dar es Salaam - Ngugi wa Thiong'o Wasomi, lugha za Ulaya na za Kiafrika: Kati ya kuweza na kuwezwa - Ngugi wa Thiong'o Asia in My Life - Ngugi wa Thiong'o Ndai ya Wendo [A Riddle of Love] - Ngugi wa Thiong'o APPENDIXES A. Review of Wizard of the Crow: Ngugi's homecoming gift to Kenyans [Cabral Pinto /Willy Mutunga] - Willy Mutunga B. Directing the river back to its course - Kiarii Kamau C. For Grant Kamenju - Ngugi wa Thiong'o D. Intellectuals, European & African Languages: Between enslavement & empowerment - Ngugi wa Thiong'o E. A Riddle of Love - Ngugi wa Thiong'o Bibliography of Ngugi's Primary Works"

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The respected contributors in the volume know Ngugi in person and use the opportunity the book offers to bring to the fore the most salient contributions Ngugi has made in literary studies. * DAILY NATION * The many considerations of Ngugi's work compiled here have produced a remarkable book, one which demonstrates the vastness of his influences [.] * JOHANNESBURG REVIEW OF BOOKS *

The respected contributors in the volume know Ngugi in person and use the opportunity the book offers to bring to the fore the most salient contributions Ngugi has made in literary studies. DAILY NATION

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

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