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Title

Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo speaks : interviews with the Kenyan writer / edited by Reinhard Sander & Bernth Lindfors, with the assistance of Lynette Cintrón.

Author

Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938-

Publication

Trenton, NJ : Africa World Press, c2006.

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Additional Authors

• Sander, Reinhard
• Lindfors, Bernth.
• Cintrón, Lynette.

Description

xxvi, 445 p.; 23 cm.

Subject

• Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, 1938- > Interviews
• Authors, Kenyan > 20th century > Interviews
• Kenya > Intellectual life > 20th century
• Kenya > In literature

Genre/Form

• Interviews
• Interview.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [415]-430) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• Ngugi wa Thiong'o: James Ngugi / Dennis Duerden -- The birth of a New East African author / John de Villiers -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o: James Ngugi / Aminu Abdullahi -- Excerpt from : A discussion between James Ngugi ... -- James Ngugi interviewed by fellow students at Leeds University / Alan Marcuson, Mike González and Dave William -- Problems confronting African writers / E.C. Ndonde -- Kenyan writer James Ngugi interviewed in Nairobi / Heinz Friedberger -- "Tolstoy in Africa": an interview with Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Reinhardin Sander and Ian Munro -- BBB interviews Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Bettye J. Parker -- BBC arts and Africa interview with Ngugi wa Thiong'o about Petals of blood / Charles Harrison -- Petals of blood / Anita Shreve -- "Open criticism is very healthy in any society" / John Esibi -- An interview with Ngugi / The Weekly Review -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o still bitter over his detention / Margaretta wa Gacheru -- Ngugi on Ngugi / Amooti wa Irumba --^
• BBC arts and Africa interview with Nguigi wa Thiong'o about literary and theatrical activities in Kenya / Greg Wilesmith -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o: interview / Jürgen Martini, Anna Rutherford, Kirstgen Holst Petersen, Vibeke Stenderup, Bent Thomsen -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o speaks! "I am not above the contradictions which bedevil our society" / Emman Omari -- "We are all learning from history": interview with Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Onuora Ossie Enekwe -- BBC arts and Africa interview with Ngugi wa Thiong's about Okot p'Bitek / Alex Tetteh-Lartey -- An interview with Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Jacqueline Bardolph and Jean-Pierre Durix -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o: an interview / Raoul Granqvist -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o: interview / Ingrid Björkman -- "To choose a language is to choose a class": interview with Ngugi wa Thiong'o / G.G. Darah (with the assistance of J.S. Zwingina) -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Jane Wilkinson -- BBC arts and Africa talks with Ngugi about the 1984 Noma award / Jerusha Castley --^
• Ngugi wa Thiong'o interviewed / Maureen Warner-Lewis -- An interview with Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Raina Whatiri and John Timmins -- A political choice / Kwesi Owusu -- The role of culture in the African revolution: Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Mongane Wally Serote in a round-table discussion / Francis Meli, Essop Pahad, Mandla Langa -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o: Matigari as myth and history: an interview / Maya Jaggi -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Jane Wilkinson -- An interview with Ngugi / Dianne Schwerdt -- The third world mainstream: Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Simon During and Jenny Lee -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Feroza Jussawalla and Reed Dasenbrock -- Ngugi: in his own words / Nonqaba Msimang -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o: moving the center / Charles Cantalupo -- Ngugi by telephone / Tami Alpert -- "The strength of our people is my inspiration' -- Tryo A. Ali -- A conversation with Ngugi wa Thiong'o / D. Venkat Rao -- Voice of America interview with Ngugi wa Thiong'o / Lee Nichols --^
• Ngugi wa Thiong'o: penpoints, gunpoints, and dreams: an interview / Charles Cantalupo -- Ngugi wa Thiong'o in conversation / Harish Trivedi with Wangui wa Goro -- Bibliography of intrviews with Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o: 1964-2003 -- Critical studies of Nngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.

ISBN

• 1592212654
• 1592212662 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2005017732

OCLC

• 60742052
• SCSB-11306382

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library