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This remarkable and symbolic novel centers around Wariinga's tragedy and uses it to tell a story of contemporary Kenya faced with the "satan of capitalism." Ngugi has directed his writing even more firmly towards the commitment that he shows in Writers in Politics and Detained: A Writer's Prison Diary. The novel was written secretly in prison on the only available material -- lavatory paper. It was discovered when almost complete but unexpectedly returned to him on his release. Such was the demand for the original Gikuyu edition that it reprinted on publication.
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This critique of modern Kenya highlights the greed and capitalism prevalent in society. Despair drives Wariinga to leave Nairobi and seek refuge in her home town of Ilmorog. On her journey she is handed an invitation to a feast of thieves, a competition organized by the devil.
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Translated from the Gikuyu by the author. Clandestine prison writing, "I resorted to toilet paper. ... Toilet paper at Kamiti was meant to punish prisoners. So it was very coarse. But what was bad for the body was good for the pen." With imagery and colloquialisms rhythmically synchronized to place you into the heart of Kenya's post colonial turmoil, your arm efficiently wipes your tears as it circularly moves to grab the nearest weapon to combat this invariant, heinous, and timeless pox. Ignorance. Ngugi ,a major figure in the Post-Colonial movement, was described by Edward W. Said as, one of the "... major thinkers and artists whose sufferings have not blunted the intransigence of their thought, or inhibited the severity of their punishment." Devil on the Cross represents Ngugi's first manifestation of the transition to battle the colonial devil by creating his literary art using his indigenous language, Gikuyu. I can certainly disagree in part with his philosophy of language that reduces its purpose only to communication and as a carrier of culture. I admire Ngugi's taking life threateningly risks and with great tenacity to create this political novel, to decolonize the mind. At the end; "Wariinga walked on, without looking back. But she knew with all her heart that the hardest struggles of her life's journey lay ahead...."
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For those of whom detest translations, this book is a miracle. Written in Kenya's national language Gikuyu (?), the author also wrote the English version . . . and what a translation it is, too! Ngugi's prose easily surpasses the vast majority of authors alive today, and along with a gorgeously structured, captivating story . . . it actually took my breathe away.
Also, most American authors who consider themselves 'political,' strike me as simply preaching to the choir. Not so with Ngugi. You can actually feel some of the grief he bears for the direction his nation has taken, a nation he has an undeniable, unfailing, patriotic love for -and its the country that imprisoned him!
If you want the same old romance or adventure the same old way, read a tawdry or action-packed American bestseller. If you want an experience that will last after you're done reading, order this book.
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I read this book 5 years ago and think about it on a regular basis. Obviously, this book has left quite an impression! I have searched bookstores high and low--worldwide--and have not been able to find it. Let's hope the publisher reprints this masterpiece, for it is one of the most important novels of the 20th century. It reflects the spiritual, political, and social confusion in our post-colonial world. My one regret is that so many students of world literature are lead to believe that it is comparable to Achebe's When Things Fall Apart. I tend to disagree. Achebe's work isn't as memorable. Reader's of this book should also read V.S. Niapul's A Bend in the River, which is a modern Heart of Darkness. All three of the above mentioned books are haunting. I think we, Americans in particular, need to realize that there is more to world "affairs" than Bill and Monica. This book will show readers how trivial our daily concerns really are.
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One of the most important late 20th century novels
Ngugi has written a detailed and entertaining exploration of life in postcolonial Kenya, looking particularly at the effects global capitalism has upon the ideals of a socialist... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
~ugh~
it's an interesting concept, but the didactic overtones get tiring. coupled with its cliched descriptions, it comes across as trying a mite too hard. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. August 1998 veröffentlicht
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