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Article: Nagugi wa Thiong'o and the politics of language. (Kenyan author's controversial use of his regional language Gikuyu as part of his rejection of colonialism) (Cover Story)
- Article from:
- The Humanist
- Article date:
- March 1, 1993
- Author:
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Ngugi wa Thiong'o and the Politics of Language
I am concerned with moving the
centre . . . from its assumed
location in the West to a multi-plicity
of spheres in an the cultures
of the world. {This} will
contribute to the freeing of world cultures from the