Something Torn and New: An African Renaissance

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Book Overview

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. In Something Torn and New, Ngugi explores Africa's historical, economic, and cultural fragmentation by slavery, colonialism, and globalization. Throughout this tragic history, a constant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465009468
• ISBN13: 9780465009466
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Civitas Book Publisher
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"