Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature 0852555016, 9780852555019
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English Pages 114 [126] Year 1986
Front cover
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
A Statement
Introduction
1. The Language of African Literature
2. The Language of African Theatre
3. The Language of African Fiction
4. The Quest for Relevance
Index
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Decolonising the Mind The Politics of Language in African Literature
© Ngugi wa Thiong’o 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1986 First published 1986 Reprinted 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 All Rights Reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation no part of this work may be photocopied, stored in a retrieval system, published, performed in public, adapted, broadcast, transmitted, recorded or reproduced in any form or by any means, without the prior permission of the copyright owner
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This book is gratefully dedicated to all those who write in African languages and to all those who over the years have maintained the dignity of the literature, culture, philosophy and other treasures carried by African languages