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Decolonising the Mind

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o · 1986

The manifesto for African literary decolonization. Ngũgĩ argues that writing in colonial languages perpetuates colonialism, then stops writing in English. Changed how the world thinks about language, power, and literature.

Essays · the Pro canon

The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.