Ngugi: Reflections on his Life of Writing

doi:10.1017/9781787443853

First-hand accounts of how Ngugi wa Thiong'o's life and work have intersected, and the multiple forces that have converged to make him one of the greatest writers to come out of Africa in the twentieth century.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv
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Contents
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Preface
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Acknowledgements
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Chronology
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Photographic Section
pp xx-xxii
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Introduction: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o: Reflections on His Life of Writing
pp 1-12
- By Simon Gikandi, Robert Schirmer Professor of English at Princeton University, where he is affiliated with the Departments of Comparative Literature and African American Studies and the Program in African Studies.
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Ngũgĩ at Work
pp 13-22
- By Ndirangu Wachanga, Professor of Media Studies and Information Science, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Part I - Serenades & Beginnings
pp 23-24
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1 - Hyperbolic Praise Poetry for Ngũgĩ @80 … In Imitation of African Orature
pp 25-34
- By Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo, Emeritus Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence at the Department of African American Studies, Syracuse University.
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2 - A Song at Dawn (for Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o)
pp 35-35
- By Tsitsi Jaji, Associate Professor of English and African & African American Studies at Duke University.
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3 - Ngũgĩ in Eritrea
pp 36-40
- By Charles Cantalupo, Distinguished Professor of English, Comparative Literature, and African Studies at Penn State University.
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4 - Up From Makerere: On the Publication of Weep Not, Child
pp 41-44
- By Susan Nalugwa Kiguli, Associate Professor of Literature at Makerere University, Uganda.
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5 - Encountering Ngũgĩ at Leeds: An Interview with Peter Nazareth
pp 45-47
- By Roland D. Nasasira, studied at the Multitech Business School in Kampala.
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6 - The Book that Made Me: On Weep Not, Child
pp 48-50
- By Simon Gikandi, Robert Schirmer Professor of English at Princeton University, where he is affiliated with the Departments of Comparative Literature and African American Studies and the Program in African Studies.
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7 - Note from a Literary Son
pp 51-52
- By Peter Kimani, founding faculty member of the Graduate School of Media and Communications at Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya, and is currently the Visiting Writer at Amherst College.
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8 - What is in a Name?
pp 53-56
- By Ime Ikiddeh, Ikiddeh was a class mate of Ngũgĩ at the University of Leeds.
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9 - In Exile: Between Britain & Kenya
pp 57-60
- By Odhiambo Levin Opiyo, graduated with a distinction from the London School of Journalism.
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Part II - Memories, Recollections & Tributes
pp 61-62
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10 - Remembering Early Conversations with Ngũgĩ
pp 63-65
- By Bernth Lindfors, Professor Emeritus of English and African literatures at the University of Texas, Austin.
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11 - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o at 80: Pongezi (Congratulations!)
pp 66-68
- By Eddah Gachukia, Vice-Chair, Riara University Governing Council. She has a Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi.
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12 - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o at 80: Inspiring Encounters
pp 69-74
- By Willy Mutunga, Kenya's Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court from 2011 to 2016.
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13 - Ngũgĩ in the 1970s at the University of Nairobi
pp 75-78
- By Margaretta wa Gacheru, Ph.D. in Sociology from Loyola University Chicago and Master's degrees from the University of Nairobi, Northwestern University, and Loyola and National Louis University in Education, Chicago.
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14 - ‘Professor, You are in Ngũgĩ's Book’
pp 79-85
- By Rhonda Cobham-Sander, Professor of English and Black Studies at Amherst College, Massachusetts, Reinhard Sander, Professor of English at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Peidras.
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15 - Mũraata, Mũrutani, na Mũthikĩrĩria (Friend, Teacher & Listener)
pp 86-90
- By Ann Biersteker, Associate Director of the African Studies Center at Michigan State University.
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16 - Fear & Trepidation in Asmara: Meeting Ngũgĩ
pp 91-96
- By Jane Plastow, professor of African Theatre at the University of Leeds, UK.
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17 - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o: A True Story
pp 97-101
- By Grant Farred, teaches at Cornell University.
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18 - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o: Tribute on His 80th Birthday
pp 102-106
- By Chege Githiora, widely travelled writer and academic who publishes in Gĩkũyũ, English, Kiswahili and Spanish.
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Part III - Working with Ngũgĩ
pp 107-108
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19 - Ngũgĩ & the Decolonization of Publishing
pp 109-114
- By James Currey, Heinemann's African Writers Series from 1967 to 1984 and added some 250 titles.
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