Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o's "The Upright Revolution, or Why Humans Walk Upright" tells the tale of how humans came to live as two-legged creatures. When the human body's limbs and organs begin competing with one another, each member of the collective must decide who is superior. The third person myth reads both as delightful fantasy and complex political allegory. "The Upright Revolution" explores themes of discord, equality, and communication.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o (born 1938) was Kenya's most famous writer. Best-known as a novelist, he also wrote plays, literary criticism, and essays on cultural and political topics.Ngugi wa Thiong'o (formerly...
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When he was incarcerated as a political detainee in Kamiti Maximum Security Prison near Nairobi in 1978 for his part in the production of his Gikuyu-language play Ngaahika Ndeenda (performed, 1977; pu...
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Biography EssayWhen he was incarcerated as a political detainee in Kamiti Maximum Security Prison near Nairobi in 1978 for his part in the production of his Gikuyu-language play Ngaahika Ndeenda (per...
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Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Ngugi wa Thiong'o