GoldzikadeUrlaub steht an. War in der Buchhandlung schon die zweite Kundin an diesem Tag, die nach Raabe fragte, was den Buchhändler leicht fassungslos machte.
Die beiden unteren Bände leider von A. Leider bei englischsprachigen Büchern schwer zu schlagen.
BBD 🌻🌻🌻Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o und die Kolonien des Denkens.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o und die Kolonien des Denkens.
Vor wenigen Tagen ist im Guardian ein Essay des Schriftstellers und Aktivisten Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o (1938-2025) — mit einer Einleitung von Aminatta Forna — erschienen.Einige Auszüge daraus möchte ich hier wiedergeben:Nehmt uns unsere Sprache und wir werden vergessen, wer wir sind: Ngũg
iamBullivantThe Guardian (podcast): "From the archive: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: three days with a giant of African literature"
A thought-provoking meditation on language and identity.
From the archive: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: three days with a giant of African literature – podcast
This week, from 2023: The Kenyan novelist’s life and work has intersected with many of the biggest events of the past century. At 85, he reflects on his long, uncompromising life in writingWritten and read by Carey Baraka
Headlines AfricaAfrica: 3 Things Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o Taught Me - Language Matters, Stories Are Universal, Africa Can Thrive: [The Conversation Africa] Celebrated Kenyan writer and decolonial scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o passed away on 28 May at the age of 87. Many tributes and obituaries have appeared across the world, but we wanted to know more about Thiong'o the man and his thought processes. So we asked… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL9pJ7 #NgugiWaThiongo #AfricanLiterature #DecolonialThought #Storytelling #CulturalHeritage
Peter RileyTHERE IS A WAR
BETWEEN THE FORCES
TO CONFIRM OUR
HUMANITY AND
THOSE DETERMINED
TO DISMANTLE IT
- Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
Nyambura🌍📚 Remembering Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938-2025): The literary giant who taught us that knowing all languages while forgetting your mother tongue is enslavement. His revolutionary switch from English to Gikuyu transformed African literature forever. A true decolonizer of the mind. #Ngugiwathiongo
"Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87. The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English."
I'd be interested in reading his work. But it would have to be in translation which would somewhat undermine the point of his stance towards literature and empire. Oh, the complexities of the legacy of imperialism.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce999kwxn1ro
#AfricanLiterature #Kenya #NgũgĩWaThiongO #Imperialism #Empire
Kenyan literary giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o mourned as a cultural icon http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL3pcy #NgugiWaThiongo #KenyanLiterature #CulturalIcon #NobelPrize #LiteraryGiant
HartmutGuten Morgen! Gerade gehört: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ist gestorben. Sein Roman "Herr der Krähen" gehört zu dem Besten, was ich gelesen habe. #NgugiWaThiongO
Kenyans pay tribute to revered author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL3HKM #NgũgĩWaThiongo #Kenya #AfricanLiterature #Tribute #LiteraryGiant
