{"title":"Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o","description":"\u003cp\u003eFind your next read from \u003cstrong\u003eNgũgĩ wa Thiong'o\u003c\/strong\u003e. Popular titles include \u003cem\u003eWriters in Politics\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWrestling With The Devil\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePetals of blood\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest for adult readers. Shop all our Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o books below, delivered across South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9781784873363","title":"Petals of blood","description":"A compelling novel about the tragedy of corrupting power, set in post-independence Kenya...Ngugi writes with passion about every form, shape and colour which power can take' Sunday Times\n \nAfter decades of British rule Kenya has declared its independence, but drought and poor harvests still govern the village of Ilmorog. Undeterred, Munira, Karega, Wanja and Abdulla each move to Ilmorog in search of a more provincial life, only to find themselves suspects in a crime that signals a dark turning of the times.\n\nA classic of modern African literature, Ngugi wa Thiong'o's damning satire of politics and corruption in Kenya would prove the catalyst for his imprisonment by the Kenyan government.","brand":"READERS INC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32148195278963,"sku":"9781784873363","price":230.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/petals-of-blood-ngugi-wa-thiong-15568087548019.jpg?v=1637818032"},{"product_id":"9781784873370","title":"Secret Lives And Other Stories","description":"'One of the greatest writers of our time' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNgugi wa Thiong'o is renowned for his political novels and plays, yet he honed his craft as a short story writer. 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In this wonderful memoir, Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o recounts the four years he spent at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda--threshold years during which he found his voice as a journalist, short story writer, playwright, and novelist just as colonial empires were crumbling and new nations were being born--under the shadow of the rivalries, intrigues, and assassinations of the Cold War. Haunted by the memories of the carnage and mass incarceration carried out by the British colonial-settler state in his native Kenya but inspired by the titanic struggle against it, Ngũgĩ, then known as James Ngugi, begins to weave stories from the fibers of memory, history, and a shockingly vibrant and turbulent present. What unfolds in this moving and thought-provoking memoir is simultaneously the birth of one of the most important living writers--lauded for his \"epic imagination\" (Los Angeles Times)--the death of one of the most violent episodes in global history, and the emergence of new histories and nations with uncertain futures.\"--Publisher's description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45285422399603,"sku":"9781784701307","price":280.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/51ICrSbrmeL._SY445_SX342_ML2.jpg?v=1785158159"},{"product_id":"9780241780978","title":"Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas","description":"Who owns language? In Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas, Ngugi wa Thiong'o presents a series of essays that build on his vast wealth of work on language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity. Intricate, nuanced and accessible, it reaffirms the revolutionary power of African languages to fight back against both the psychic and material impacts of colonialism, past and present.\n\n With immense relevance to our present moment, Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas is a brilliant distillation of the enduring themes of Ngugi's work and a vital addition to the library of one of the world's greatest and most provocative writers.","brand":"PUBLISHER STOCK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45359185428595,"sku":"9780241780978","price":415.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/1523323482274.jpg?v=1789485695"},{"product_id":"9780852555415","title":"Writers in Politics","description":"This book reflects many of the concerns found in Decolonising the Mind and Moving the Centre.Ngugi has put together a new collection under an old title, rewriting most of the pieces that appeared in the original 1981 edition, and adding completely new essays, such as 'Freedom of Expression', written for the campaign to try to save Ken Saro-Wiwa and other Niger Delta activists and writers from execution in Nigeria. 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