Something Torn and New An African Renaissance

Name: Something Torn and New An African Renaissance
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ISBN: 9780465009466

ISBN-10: 0465009468

ISBN-13: 9780465009466

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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Novelist Ngugi wa Thiong'o has been a force in African literature for decades: Since the 1970s, when he gave up the English language to commit himself to writing in African languages, his foremost concern has been the critical importance of language to culture. InSomething Torn and New, Ngugi explores Africa's historical, economic, and cultural fragmentation by slavery, colonialism, and globalization. Throughout this tragic history, a constant and irrepressible force was Europhonism: the replacement of native names, languages, and identities with European ones. The result was the dismemberment of African memory.Seeking to remember language in order to revitalize it, Ngugi's quest is for…

Book details

List price: $36.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 2/24/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English