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Decolonising the Mind
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
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Essay 1986
Decolonising the Mind
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o1986
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis
The politics of language in African literature. Why Ngũgĩ stopped writing in English.
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, 1986 — Decolonising the Mind
The politics of language in African literature. Why Ngũgĩ stopped writing in English.
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Keeps modernity in play with a different essay voice.
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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The politics of language in African literature. Why Ngũgĩ stopped writing in English.
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