Birth of a Dream Weaver
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Birth of a Dream Weaver is a memoir by Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o that recounts his formative university years and the political and creative awakening that shaped his later literary and activist work.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Birth of a Dream Weaver canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | memoir ⓘ |
| about |
African nationalism
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censorship and freedom of expression ⓘ role of the writer in society ⓘ student activism ⓘ |
| author | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s university experiences
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emergence of East African literature in English ⓘ intellectual life at Makerere University ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
decolonization in East Africa
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formation of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o as a political thinker ⓘ formation of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o as a writer ⓘ intersection of literature and politics ⓘ |
| follows | In the House of the Interpreter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience |
readers interested in postcolonial studies
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readers of memoir ⓘ students of African literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
art as political practice
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colonialism and its legacy ⓘ education and empowerment ⓘ identity formation ⓘ transition from youth to adulthood ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | Kenyan writer ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African literature
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Kenyan history ⓘ Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o NERFINISHED ⓘ creative development ⓘ political awakening ⓘ university life ⓘ |
| partOf | Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s memoir cycle ⓘ |
| precedes | later political essays by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o ⓘ |
| publisher | The New Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
East Africa
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Makerere University NERFINISHED ⓘ Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 1960s
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pre-independence East Africa ⓘ |
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