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Lovely read. I liked that it was for the most part set in my Alma Mater, and the authors views and perspectives of the outside world from Alliance High School, repeatedly referred to as the "sanctuary" in the book. As a fan of of Ngugi, i was treated to an insight into his formative years (intellect Leggi tutto

Στο δεύτερο μέρος της αυτοβιογραφικής τριλογίας του, o Thiong'o πιάνει το νήμα εκεί που το άφησε το Dreams In A Time of War, όταν ξεκινάει δηλαδή το τελευταίο σκέλος της σχολικής του εκπαίδευσης. Μακριά πια απ'το χωριό, ο Κενυάτης πιτσιρικάς νιώθει ότι το σχολείο του είναι το φρούριο που θα κρατήσει Leggi tutto

This book buttonholed me and drew me into its world. I could not put it down until I'd finished it. Oh, well, I had to put it down to work and cook and eat and shower, but other than that it demanded my undivided reader's attention. The title is drawn from The Pilgrim's Progress and the book is a me Leggi tutto

This is an excellent memoir by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, an eminent Kenyan writer who I learned of quite recently when someone on Facebbook complained that he should have won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He has written many novels, plays and memoirs. For some reason, our U.S. press writes more about Wes Leggi tutto

This memoir is a stark reminder that native Africans in Kenya were made "outsiders and second class citizens" during British colonization. It begins in 1955 when the Mau Mau rebellion was in process (for some historical perspective). The author is a bright young man who attends The Alliance School w Leggi tutto

4. Explica els seus anys d’educació secundària en el sí d’un país colonitzat que comença a anhelar la llibertat. Veiem un gran imperi des del punt de vista que mai hem vist. El més meravellós de tot és que parla del conflicte sense deixar de descriure la seva vida. Sense lliçons ni grans contextos. Leggi tutto

I picked this up as a reader for the Arts Club of Washington's Marfield Prize. It was a very, very enjoyable read. I thought that I understood the dynamics of the colonial time, but gained more insights than I thought was possible.

Flows with the gentle irresistible power of a river, and as many eddies and layers of cool, warm and hot. What a wonderful Christmas present to receive the second volume of this great writer's memoirs, following on from Dreams in a Time of War . As always the personal is political: through Ngugi's hi Leggi tutto

Este é o segundo volume das memórias do escritor queniano Ngugi Wa Thiongo'o. Se na primeira parte, intitulada Sonhos em tempo de guerra, o autor evocava a sua infância, acompanhando o processo de deterioração da vida de seu pai, o acirramento da repressão do governo colonial contra os movimentos na Leggi tutto