Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong O: 5 books

Per oltre sessant’anni, Ngu˜gı˜ wa Thiong’o ha scritto dell’Africa con indomito coraggio, affrontando domande, ponendo sfide, raccogliendo storie e provando a immaginare un futuro possibile per il suo continente. Nella sua ampia produzione letteraria, Scrivere per la pace rappresenta il punto...

«Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o es el Premio Nobel que el mundo necesita», The Washington Post Ambientada en la Kenia colonial durante el periodo de la Rebelión del Mau Mau, «No llores, pequeño» retrata la desigualdad que sufren los desposeídos africanos y enfatiza las consecuencias de la lucha contra...

Obra legendaria de la literatura africana, esta cautivadora novela refleja de manera lúcida el drama de una gente y una cultura cuyo mundo ha sido anulado. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o describe con maestría el legado perdido de los pueblos del este de África a través de Waiyaki y su tribu. Los misioneros...

A masterful writer working in many genres, Ngugi wa Thiong'o entered the East African literary scene in 1962 with the performance of his first major play, The Black Hermit, at the National Theatre in Uganda. In 1977 he was imprisoned after his most controversial work, Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry...

Ngũgĩ’s Wizard of Crows has sold over 20,000 copies in all editions, including 8K in hard cover Ngũgĩ’s books have received glowing blurbs and reviews from The Guardian, The New Yorker, Times Literary Supplement, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, New York Times Book...