Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
By: Oliver Lovesey.
Series: Twayne's world authors series ;
Publisher: Twayne Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938- -- Criticism and interpretation.; Kenya -- In literature.
Description: "Simon Gikandi's study offers a comprehensive analysis of all Ngugi's published work and explores the development of the major novels and plays against a background of colonialism and decolonization in Kenya. Gikandi places the works in a context that examines the way they engage with the changing history of Africa. Tracing Ngugi's career from the 1960s through to his role in shaping a radical culture in East Africa in the 1970s and his imprisonment and exile in the 1980s, this book provides insight int the author's life and the historic events that produced his work."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-157) and index.