Political books from Kenya
Recommended political books (4)
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If you are into political here are some political books from Kenya for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Decolonising the Mind : The Politics of Language in African Literature by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o EN
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Ngugi wrote his first novels and plays in English but was determined, even before his detention without trial in 1978, to move to writing in Gikuyu.
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Matigari by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o DE
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Viele Jahre stand Matigari im Krieg gegen die weißen Kolonialisten und ihre schwarzen Handlanger. Jetzt will der Kämpfer, der dem Tod entkam, nach Hause, zu Frau und Kindern. Zu spät erkennt er, daß sein Freiheitskampf vergebens war. Zuhause ist kein Platz für ein aufrichtiges Leben, dort herrschen nun die Söhne derer, gegen die er einst kämpfte. Aber Matigari widersteht auch den neuen Machthabern. Seine Reden und Taten, vom Volksmund ausgeschmückt und überhöht, lassen ihn bald zur Legende werden, zu einer mystischen Figur. Eine Wiederkehr Ch... continue
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Petals of blood by Ngugi wa Thiong'o EN
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There has been a murder in the Kenyan village of Ilmorog. Four suspects are placed in detention: headmaster Munira, teacher and political activist Karega, spirited barmaid Wanja and storekeeper Abdulla. But there are no easy solutions to the crime in a place already filled with fear and intimidation. As the murder is investigated, it becomes clear how the lives of suspects and victims are inextricably linked to the fortunes of their village, and to the crisis of modern Kenya itself. Petals of Bloodwas published in 1977 to huge controversy, leading to Ngugi's imprisonment for his portrayal of a... continue
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Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris EN
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A shining portrait of a presciently modern political genius maneuvering in a gilded age of wealth, optimism, excess and American global ascension.”—San Francisco Chronicle WINNER OF THE LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY • “[Theodore Rex] is one of the great histories of the American presidency, worthy of being on a shelf alongside Henry Adams’s volumes on Jefferson and Madison.”—Times Literary Supplement Theodore Rex is the story—never fully told before—of Theodore Roosevelt’s two world-changing terms as President of the United States. A hundred years befo... continue