Raport o książkach - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.
Colonialism is not only a political process, but above all a psychological and cultural one. To achieve full freedom, it is not enough to obtain state sovereignty, but "decolonization of the mind" is necessary - said the hero of this episode, the outstanding Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. He put this idea into practice and at the height of his literary career he abandoned English and began writing his books in his native Kikuyu language. With this gesture, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o wanted to show that the key to a strong African identity - both political and cultural - is indigenous languages, because only in them can one write about freedom and dignity. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o did not manage to get the Nobel Prize in Literature, which his devoted readers had been waiting for for the last decades. He died at the age of 87. Why have so few African writers followed in the footsteps of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o? And what remains of his message today? Hosted by: Agata Kasprolewicz Guest: Bartosz Wójcik *---------------------------------------------* Report on the State of the World is a program that exists thanks to our Patrons, join the collection ➡️ https://patronite.pl/DariuszRosiak Subscribe to the Report on the State of the World newsletter ➡️ https://dariuszrosiak.substack.com Report T-shirts and mugs ➡️ https://patronite-sklep.pl/kolekcja/raport-o-stanie-swiata/ [Self-promotion]
Original title: Raport o książkach - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Original description: <p>Kolonializm jest nie tylko procesem politycznym, ale przede wszystkim psychologicznym i kulturow…