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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
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East Africa

Kenya

Era

Post-colonial

Language

English

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Ngũgĩ's early essays on African literature, the crisis of African identity, and the role of the writer in a post-colonial society. His first major critical work.

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Important for understanding Ngũgĩ's critical thought before his turn to Gikuyu-language writing

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Ngũgĩ's early essays on African literature, the crisis of African identity, and the role of the writer in a post-colonial society. His first major critical work. Important for understanding Ngũgĩ's critical thought before his turn to Gikuyu-language writing

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