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Decolonising the mind : the politics of language in African literature

Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo (Author)
"Afro-European"--The literature written by Africans in European languages - may come to be seen as part and parcel of the uneasy period between colonialism and full independence, a period equally reflected in the continent's political instability. This book presents the arguments for using African language and forms
Print Book, English, 1986
James Currey ; EAEP ; Heinemann, London, Nairobi, Portsmouth, N.H., 1986
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xiv, 114 pages ; 22 cm
9780435080167, 9780852555019, 0435080164, 0852555016
13333403
Towards the universal language of struggle
The language of African literature
The language of African theatre
The language of African fiction
The quest for relevance