In her two stories, Bessie Head pleads in favor of a life ruled by love and kindness instead of by other factors such as tradition, social status, or hedonism. The first, "The Deep River", is an imaginary origin story for an ethnic group -- wouldn't it be nice if they got started by a man leaving hi...
To the common reader Ngugi's Matigari sounds like a naive, almost quaint sort of fable. But those who have studied the history of colonial Kenya, particularly the Mau Mau rebellion and it suppression by British Authorities, will recognize a bitter critique of post-colonial Kenya from the viewpoint o...
Subway book because [book:Wizard of the Crow] is too heavy for the commute.First reread in about fifteen years. So far I've discovered I completely misremembered at least one major point: wa'Thiong'o, far from being hostile about the translation of his work into English, welcomes it as a continued ...
Powerful tale filled with songs and parables debating issues like imperialism, modern capitalism, gender roles. It is beautifully written. Wariinga, its heroine comes through numerous struggles and immerges brave and wise.
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