Fighting Through Writing in an African Post-independence Context
Edouard Diouf
Broschiertes Buch

Fighting Through Writing in an African Post-independence Context

The Metaphorical Portrayal of Ng¿g¿ wa Thiong¿o¿s "barrel of a pen" in Devil on the Cross and I Will Marry When I Want

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Ng g wa Thiong'o's main feature, as a writer, is his unerring commitment to wrench power from exploiters to hand it back to the masses. His only means, in that struggle, is his pen, with limitless dedication to the cause of his people. His writings - novels as well as plays and non-fiction works - display a set of strategies through which he fights against neo-colonialism and imperialism, against both local and foreign dominants. This work is an exploration of his use of the metaphor of the "barrel of a pen" to shoot at the guilt. In smartly setting characters who stand for both sides - the si...