DECOLONISNG THE MIND

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o describes this book as 'a summary of some of the issues in which I have been passionately involved for the last twenty years of my practice in fiction, theatre, criticism and in teaching of literature.'A collection of essays about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity, that advocates for linguistic decolonization. First published in 1986, it is one of Ngũgĩ's best-known and most-cited non-fiction works.The book is split into four essays:The Language of African LiteratureThe Language of African TheatreThe Language of African FictionThe Quest for RelevanceIt offers an anti-imperialist perspective on the destiny of Africa and the role of languages in combatting and perpetrating imperialism and neo-colonialism.