The Upright Revolution - Or Why Humans Walk Upright

Master storyteller Ngugi wa Thiong'o blends myth and folklore with insight into the human psyche and the patterns of politics in this fable of how humans came to walk upright, set to appeal to both adults and children. Sunandini Banerjee illustrates.

About the author

Ngugi wa Thiong'o is distinguished professor of English and comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of many books, including The River Between, Petals of Blood, Wizard of the Crow, and Decolonizing the Mind. Sunandini Banerjee is a Calcutta-based graphic artist and editor who has illustrated books by Thomas Bernhard, Yves Bonnefoy, Ivan Vladislavic, Cees Nooteboom, and Easterine Kire, among others.

Product details

• Authors: Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Ngugi wa Thiong'o
• Assisted by: Sunandini Banerjee (Translation)
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9780857426475
• ISBN: 978-0-85742-647-5
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 228 mm x 232 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 413 g
• Series: The Africa List; Africa List; The Africa List - (Seagull titles CHUP)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art