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APPROACHES TO TEACHING THE WORKS OF NGUGI WA THIONG'O
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| By: |
Oliver Lovesey |
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Hardback |
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£91.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1603291121 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781603291125 |
| Publisher: |
MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA |
| Pub. date: |
1 December, 2012 |
| Series: |
Approaches to Teaching World Literature 121 |
| Pages: |
275 |
| Synopsis: |
Ngg 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 Gky, 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 Ngg's novels, plays, memoirs, and criticism. The essays of part 2, "Approaches," consider the influence of Frantz Fanon, Karl Marx, and Joseph Conrad on Ngg; 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 the different challenges of teaching Ngg in classrooms in the United States, Europe, and Africa. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Modern Language Association of America |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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