In the House of the Interpreter | Taschenbuch

Cover: 9780099572244 | In the House of the Interpreter | A Memoir | Ngugi Wa Thiong'O | Buch

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Beschreibung

During the early fifties, Kenya was a country in turmoil. While Ngugi enjoys scouting trips, chess tournaments and reading about Biggles at the prestigious Alliance School near Nairobi, things are changing at home. He arrives back for his first visit since starting school to find his house razed to the ground and the entire village moved up the road closer to a guard checkpoint. Later, his brother, Good Wallace, who fights for the rebels, is captured by the British and taken to a concentration camp. Finally, Ngugi himself comes into conflict with the forces of colonialism when he is victimised by a police officer on a bus journey and thrown in prison for six days. This fascinating memoir charts the development of a significant voice in international literature, as well as standing as a record of the struggles of a nation to free itself.

Über den Autor

Ngugi wa Thiong'o is one of the leading writers and scholars at work in the world today. His books include the novels Petals of Blood, for which he was imprisoned by the Kenyan government in 1977, A Grain of Wheat and Wizard of the Crow; the memoirs, Dreams in a Time of War, In the House of the Interpreter and Birth of a Dream Weaver; and the essays, Decolonizing the Mind, Something Torn and New and Globalectics. Recipient of many honours, among them ten honorary doctorates, he is currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Biographien , Importe
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	240 S.
ISBN-13:	9780099572244
ISBN-10:	0099572249
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Wa Thiong'O, Ngugi
Hersteller:	Penguin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße:	197 x 128 x 25 mm
Von/Mit:	Ngugi Wa Thiong'O
Erscheinungsdatum:	07.11.2013
Gewicht:	0,241 kg