Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas

One of the greatest writers of our time – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A giant of African writing * Guardian *
One of Africa’s greatest writers * New York Times *
A visionary writer * Daily Telegraph *
Ngugi wa Thiong’o is a revolutionary * Paris Review *
One of Kenya’s greatest storytellers * Financial Times *
Ngugi is the most celebrated of African novelists. What he offers is nothing less than a new direction for African writing * British Book News *
Generations of readers learned about the urgency of decolonizing language and culture from Ngugi wa Thiong’o. It is a great gift to have his incisive thinking on the subject gathered together in this book – Elleke Boehmer

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025) was born in Limuru, Kenya, and became one of the leading writers and scholars of our times. He authored numerous works of fiction, memoir, and essay, including A Grain of Wheat, Devil on the Cross, and Decolonising the Mind. Ngũgĩ was the Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine. He held fourteen honorary doctorates, among other awards, and was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize.

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