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.

Engaging questions of language, identity, and reception to restore South African and diaspora writing to the African literary tradition

In this unprecedented anthology, some of the most prolific and widely read African novelists are analysed.

What is the African novel, and how should it be taught? The twenty-three essays of this volume address these two questions and in the process convey a wealth of