In the House of the Interpreter
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"In the House of the Interpreter" is a memoir by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o recounting his experiences at a colonial-era boarding school and the political upheavals of Kenya’s struggle for independence.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| In the House of the Interpreter canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorEthnicity | Gikuyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Kenyan ⓘ |
| continuesStoryFrom | Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverSubject | Alliance High School in colonial Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| describes |
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s experiences at a colonial-era boarding school
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political upheavals during Kenya’s struggle for independence ⓘ |
| follows | Dreams in a Time of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780307907692 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
clash between tradition and modernity
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formation of political consciousness ⓘ impact of colonialism on education ⓘ loss of home and land ⓘ memory and testimony ⓘ violence of the colonial state ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Alliance High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of colonial-era Kenyan boarding school life
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linking personal memory with national history ⓘ |
| pageCountApprox | 250 ⓘ |
| partOf | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o memoir series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Heinemann
NERFINISHED
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Pantheon Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East African literature ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Birth of a Dream Weaver
NERFINISHED
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Dreams in a Time of War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingContext | British colonial rule in Kenya ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| subject |
Kenyan nationalism
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Mau Mau Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-colonial resistance ⓘ colonial education in Kenya ⓘ family displacement ⓘ identity and language ⓘ |
| timeInAuthorLife | adolescence ⓘ |
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