Description
Across the long arc of slavery, colonialism, and globalization, this powerful work examines how Africa’s histories, economies, and cultures were fractured—and how one force in particular, “Europhonism,” helped replace native names, languages, and identities with European ones. Ngugi wa Thiong’o traces the resulting dismemberment of African memory while asking what it would mean to recover wholeness through language. Blending historical insight with cultural critique, the book follows a hopeful quest to remember, reclaim, and revitalize—arguing that language is not merely a tool of communication but the living foundation of culture. Erudite, wide-ranging, and urgent in tone, it stands as a passionate call to protect Africa’s cultural future by refusing erasure and rebuilding meaning from within.
Available Editions
paperback
Basic Books
Published Jan 1, 2009
176 pages
ISBN: 9780786744190
Reviews
No ratings yet. Be the first!
No written reviews yet.
Details
First Published
2009
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Something Torn and New by Ngugi wa Thiong'o.