POSTCOLONIAL FACES OF NGUGI WA THIONG'O

In this cutting-edge book Ngugi wa Thiong'o is put in the spotlight with a profound exploration of his rise and development as a writer whose artistic dynamism has catapulted him to stardom in the African literary world and beyond. In the critical appraisal of his six novels namely: Weep Not Child The River Between A Grain of Wheat Petals of Blood Devil on the Cross and Matigari Postcolonial theory as an analytical model has been used to provide new resonance and fresh insights into the texts. These constitute the faces of the postcolonial the book proudly celebrates.