{"title":"Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere lies a collection of works by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o. A giant in the African literary space and just as large in the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9780795704840","title":"Killing Sahara","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy (author): Mukoma Wa Ngugi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bridge Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20476877825,"sku":"9780795704840-FBA","price":230.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/products\/Killing_Sahara.jpg?v=1575931618"},{"product_id":"9780435905484","title":"The River Between, Ngugi wa Thiong'o","description":"The River Between\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores 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 between those who fear the unknown and those who see beyond it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\r\u003cp\u003eNgugi wa Thiong'o was born in Limuru, Kenya, in 1938, was educated at the Alliance High School, Kikuyu, at Makerere University, Uganda and at the University of Leeds.\u003cbr\u003eHis novel,\u003ci\u003eWeep Not, Child\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1964 and this was followed by\u003ci\u003eThe River Between\u003c\/i\u003e(1965),\u003ci\u003eA Grain of Wheat\u003c\/i\u003e(1967), and\u003ci\u003ePetals of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e(1977).\u003ci\u003eDevil on the Cross\u003c\/i\u003e(1980), was conceived and written during the author's one-year detention in prison, in Kenya, where he was held without trial after the performance by peasants and workers of his play\u003ci\u003eNgaahika Ndeenda\u003c\/i\u003e(I Will Marry When I Want). This was his first work to be published in his own language, Gikutu, and then translated into English and many other languages. His novel\u003ci\u003eMatigari\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in Gikuyu in Kenya in 1986.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author has also written collections of short stories, plays and numerous essays. Ngugi is an active campaigner for the African language and form, and he writes, travels and lectures extensively on this theme. 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The visions and prison cries of the few African nationalists imprisoned by colonialists, who later became leaders of their independent dictatorships and in turn imprisoned their own writers and other radicals, are brought into sharper focus, thereby critically exposing the ironies of varied generations of the efforts of freedom fighters. Extracts of prose, poetry and plays are grouped into themes such as arrest, interrogation, torture, survival, release and truth and reconciliation. Contributors include: Kunle Ajibade, Obafemi Awolowo, Steve Biko, Breyten Breytenbach, Dennis Brutus, Nawal El Saadawi, M J Kariuki, Kenneth Kaunda, Caesarina Kona Makhoere, Nelson Mandela, Emma Mashinini, Felix Mnthali, Augustino Nato, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Kwame Nkrumah, Abe Sachs, Ken Saro Wiwa, Wole Soyinka, and Koigi wa Wamwere. Although an often harrowing indictment of the history, culture and politics of the African continent and the societies from which this literature comes, the anthology presents excellent prose, poetry and drama, which stands up in its own right as serious literature to be cherished, read and studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor   Jack Mapanje\u003cbr\u003eISBN    0435912119, 9780435912116\u003cbr\u003eFormat   Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePages   328p.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Bridge Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23555345857,"sku":"9780435912116","price":310.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/products\/Gathering_Seaweed-_African_Prison_Writing.jpg?v=1575931623"},{"product_id":"9780099572244","title":"In the House of the Interpreter: A memoir \u0026 biography by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o","description":"\u003cspan\u003eIn the House of the Interpreter: A Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the early fifties, Kenya was a country in turmoil. 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 first visit since starting school to find his house razed to the ground and the entire village moved up the road closer to a guard checkpoint. Later, his brother, Good Wallace, who fights for the rebels, is captured by the British and taken to a concentration camp. Finally, Ngugi himself comes into conflict with the forces of colonialism when he is victimised by a police officer on a bus journey and thrown in prison for six days. This fascinating memoir charts the development of a significant voice in international literature, as well as standing as a record of the struggles of a nation to free itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Ngugi Wa Thiong'o\u003cbr\u003eISBN 1448113156, 9781448113156\u003cbr\u003eFormat Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePages 256p.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29336595905,"sku":"9780099572244","price":230.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/4950\/products\/In_The_House_of_the_Interpreter.jpg?v=1575931635"},{"product_id":"9789970921706","title":"Picture Frames And Other Stories: The 2013 Writivism Anthology","description":"\u003cp\u003ePicture Frames And Other Stories: The 2013 Writivism Anthology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis exciting anthology of short stories showcases the work of 13 emerging writers from the African continent, finalists in the Center for African Cultural Excellence's Writivism Short Story Competition 2015. Now in its third year, this increasingly popular annual competition attracted over 250 entries from countries as far afield as Botswana, Tanzania, Nigeria and Rwanda, to name but a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe best of the stories were selected by a panel of judges chaired by \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.magunga.com\/store\/night-dancer-by-chika-unigwe\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChika Unigwe\u003c\/a\u003e, and including Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Rachel Zadok, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/books.magunga.com\/store\/maestro-magistrate-mathematician-tendai-huchu\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTendai Huchu\u003c\/a\u003e and Ainehi Edoro. 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