literature hard MCQ

The Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o famously renounced writing in English and switched to his native Gikuyu language after publishing which influential essay collection?

  1. The Black Hermit
  2. Decolonising the Mind
  3. A Grain of Wheat
  4. Petals of Blood

Answer: Decolonising the Mind

In 'Decolonising the Mind' (1986), Ngũgĩ argued that African writers must reject European languages to truly liberate their cultures from neo-colonial mental control.

Topic Post-Colonial Literature
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, SSC CGL
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