Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas

With immense relevance to our present moment, Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas is both 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 living writers.<>

About the author

Ngugi wa Thiong'o (1938-2025) was born in Limuru, Kenya, and went on to become one of the leading writers and scholars of our times. He authored numerous works of fiction, memoir and essay, including A Grain of Wheat, Devil on the Cross and Decolonizing the Mind. Ngugi was the Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine; he held fourteen honorary doctorates, among other awards, and was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize.

Product details

• Authors: Ngugi Wa Thiong'O, Ngugi wa Thiong'o
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 21.08.2025
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interview
• EAN: 9780241780978
• ISBN: 978-0-241-78097-8
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions (packing): 14.4 x 22.5 x 2.3 cm
• Subjects: Revolution, Essays, Politics, Society, Cultural Studies, Discrimination, Linguistics, Social History, Chinua Achebe, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, PHILOSOPHY / Language, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Journalism, Sociolinguistics, Identity Politics, Race, Racism, languages, Critical Race Theory, Edward Said, Postcolonial Theory, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, African History, Spivak, Marxism, sovereignty, Non Fiction, African Literature, African Languages, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, African philosophy, Anti-Racism, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, Decolonisation of knowledge / Decoloniality, Decolonisation and postcolonial studies, philosophy books, Language and Power, black authors, the case for colonialism, kenyan literature, against decolonization, beginning postcolonialism, east african literature