Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o : décoloniser l’esprit, la langue et la culture par le Kamīrīthū

Le courage de Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o pour #décoloniser l’#esprit, la #langue et la #culture est exemplaire. Contre l’#éducationAliénante qui produit des « #superstars » et des #massesPassives, il a défendu le #Kamīrīthū : une #éducationPopulaireCollective, qui démystifie le #savoir et rend le #peuple #acteur de sa propre #histoire. #NgũgĩWaThiongo #concertDesVolontés #philosophie #éducation…

https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/ngugi-wa-thiongo-decoloniser-lesprit-la-langue-et-la-culture-par-le-kamirithu/

Africa: 3 Things Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o Taught Me - Language Matters, Stories Are Universal, Africa Can Thrive: [The Conversation Africa] Celebrated Kenyan writer and decolonial scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o passed away on 28 May at the age of 87. Many tributes and obituaries have appeared across the world, but we wanted to know more about Thiong'o the man and his thought processes. So we asked… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL9pJ7 #NgugiWaThiongo #AfricanLiterature #DecolonialThought #Storytelling #CulturalHeritage

"Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87. The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English."

I'd be interested in reading his work. But it would have to be in translation which would somewhat undermine the point of his stance towards literature and empire. Oh, the complexities of the legacy of imperialism.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce999kwxn1ro

Kenyan literary giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o mourned as a cultural icon http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL3pcy #NgugiWaThiongo #KenyanLiterature #CulturalIcon #NobelPrize #LiteraryGiant

Guten Morgen! Gerade gehört: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ist gestorben. Sein Roman "Herr der Krähen" gehört zu dem Besten, was ich gelesen habe. #NgugiWaThiongO

Kenyans pay tribute to revered author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL3HKM #NgũgĩWaThiongo #Kenya #AfricanLiterature #Tribute #LiteraryGiant

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a revered Kenyan author dies at 87 http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TL2tX1 #NgugiWaThiongo #KenyanLiterature #AfricanAuthors #LiteraryLegacy #RIPNgugi

Ah, qué triste noticia: murió el gran #escritor keniano Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
https://www.infobae.com/cultura/2025/05/28/murio-ngugi-wa-thiongo-uno-de-los-escritores-mas-influyentes-de-la-literatura-africana/

#NgugiWaThiongo #escritores #libros #obituario #librosrecomendados #novelas #novela #Kenya #literatura #literaverso #libroverso

A truly great writer has died. May he rest in peace.
#NgugiWaThiongo
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/28/ngugi-wa-thiongo-kenyan-writer-dies

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: The Language of Languages: Reflections on Translation

"Through his many critically acclaimed novels, stories, essays, plays, and memoirs, Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has been at the forefront of world literature for decades. He has also been, in his own words, “a language warrior,” fighting for indigenous African languages to find their rightful place in the literary world."