{"product_id":"book-nhwq","title":"Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas","description":"Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a towering figure in African literature, and his novels \u003ci\u003eA Grain of Wheat\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWeep Not, Child\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003ePetals of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e are modern classics. Emerging from a literary scene that flourished in the 1950s and '60s during the last years of colonialism in Africa, he became known not just as a novelist—one who, in the late '70s, famously stopped writing novels in English and turned to the language he grew up speaking, Gĩkũyũ—but as a major postcolonial theorist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e, Ngũgĩ gives us a series of essays that build on the revolutionary ideas about language and its constructive role in national culture, history, and identity that he set out in his earlier work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Intricate and deeply nuanced, this collection examines the enduring power of African languages in resisting both the psychic and material impacts of colonialism, past and present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A brave call for discourse and immensely relevant to our present moment, \u003ci\u003eDecolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas\u003c\/i\u003e works both as a wonderful introduction to the enduring themes of Ngũgĩ's work as well as a vital addition to the library of the world's greatest and most provocative writers.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49862995640624,"sku":"BDnhwq","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49862995673392,"sku":"ZEnhwq","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49862995706160,"sku":"ZMnhwq","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/nhwq-cover.jpg?v=1763051092","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-nhwq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}