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Decolonizing the Mind
The Politics of Language in African Literature
Book • 2025
In this influential work, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o argues for the decolonization of African literature by rejecting the dominance of European languages.
He critiques the psychological and cultural impacts of colonialism, emphasizing the necessity of writing in native languages like Gikuyu to reclaim cultural identity and autonomy.
The book blends personal narrative, literary theory, and political analysis to challenge postcolonial power structures.
He critiques the psychological and cultural impacts of colonialism, emphasizing the necessity of writing in native languages like Gikuyu to reclaim cultural identity and autonomy.
The book blends personal narrative, literary theory, and political analysis to challenge postcolonial power structures.
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Wspomniana jako dzieło publicystyczne Ngugi Wa Thiong'o na temat roli języka w procesie dekolonizacyjnym.
Raport o książkach - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Mentioned by Kiri Baraka as a 1986 collection of essays by Ngugi wa Thiong'o that has become a set text for university students around the world.
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Mentioned by Troy Onyango as one of Ngugi's books that has become a seminal text in his everyday thinking.
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