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The contents outline a life journey from early wounds and a wounded land to encounters with symbols, writing for livelihood, and shifting spaces of transition. It includes contextual notes on nomenclature and frames the Mau Mau resistance under the name Land and Freedom Army (LFA), emphasizing personal and historical awakening.","BiRth of a  \nDREaMwEaVER  \nA Writers’ Awakening  \nng ˜ug ˜iwa thiong’o  \nBirth of a Dream Weaver  \nAlso byNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o  \nDreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir In the House of the Interpreter: A Memoir Weep Not, Child The River Between A Grain of Wheat Petals of Blood Devil on the Cross  \nMatigari Wizard of the Crow  \nDecolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature  \nSomething Torn and New: An African Renaissance In the Name of the Mother Globalectics: Theory and the Politics of Knowing Secure the Base: Making Africa Visible in the Globe  \nBirth of a Dream Weaver  \na w r i t e r ’ s a w a k e n i n g  \nNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o  \nTH􀀝 􀀛􀀝􀀚 􀀙􀀘􀀝􀀗􀀗  \nNEW YORK LONDON  \n© 2016 by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o All rights reserved.  \nNo part of this book may be reproduced, in any form, without written permission from the publisher.  \nRequests for permission to reproduce selections from this book should be mailed to: Permissions Department, The New Press, 120 Wall Street, 31st floor, New York, NY 10005.  \nPublished in the United States by The New Press, New York, 2016  \nDistributed by Perseus Distribution  \nISBN 978-1-62097-240-3 (hc)  \nISBN 978-1-62097-267-0 (e-book)  \nCIP data is available.  \nThe New Press publishes books that promote and enrich public discussion and understanding of the issues vital to our democracy and to a more equitable world. These books are made possible by the enthusiasm of our readers; the support of a committed group of donors, large and small; the collaboration of our many partners in the independent media and the not-for-profit sector; booksellers, who often handsell New Press books; librarians; and above all by our authors.  \n[www.thenewpress.com](www.thenewpress.com)  \nBook design and Composition by Bookbright Media This book was set in Minion Pro and Adobe Caslon  \nPrinted in the United States of America  \n10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  \nIn memory of Minneh Nyambura, now reborn in her grandchildren of the same name: Nyamburawa Mũkoma, Nyambura Sade Sallinen, and Nyamburawa Ndũcũ . Her spirit also lives on in her other grandchildren: June Wanjikũ, Chris Ng’ang’a, and Ngũgĩ Biko Kimunga.  \nContents  \nNote on Nomenclature . ix Prologue . xi  \n1. The Wound in the Heart . 1  \n2. AWounded Land . 7  \n3. Reds and Blacks . 17  \n4. Benzes, Sneakers, Frisbees, and Flags . 53  \n5. Penpoints and Fig Trees . 75  \n6. Writing for the Money of It . 83  \n7. Black Dolls and Black Masks . 103  \n8. Transition and That Letter from Paris . 123  \n9. Boxers and Black Hermits . 141  \n10. Pages, Stages, Spaces . 163  \n11. Coal, Rubber, Silver, Gold, and New Flags . 179  \n12. Working for the Nation . 193  \n13. Notes and Notebooks . 213  \n14. A Hell ofa Paradise . 221  \nAcknowledgments . 227  \nNotes . 229  \nPhotograph Sources . 237  \nNote on Nomenclature  \nIn this memoir the armed resistance the British dubbed Mau Mau is called by its rightful name, Land and Freedom Army (LFA). Their fighters will be called soldiers.","cbCaiedjRmAy2tRX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiedjRmAy2tRX","pdf",4957141,257,"English","en",105,"# Contents\n## Note on Nomenclature\n## Prologue\n## 1. The Wound in the Heart\n## 2. AWounded Land\n## 3. Reds and Blacks\n## 4. Benzes, Sneakers, Frisbees, and Flags\n## 5. Penpoints and Fig Trees\n## 6. Writing for the Money of It\n## 7. 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