Contents
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction Writing Back and the Restoration of a Community/ Nation
1 Ngugi's Concept of History
2 The Changing Nature of Allegory in Ngugi s Novels
3 Character Portrayal in Ngugi's Novels
4 The Use of Popular Forms and the Search for Relevance
5 Allegory, Romance and the Nation: Women as Allegorical Figures in Ngugi s Novels
6 Ngugi's Portrayal of the Community, Heroes and the Oppressed
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography