About the Author

Oliver Lovesey is associate professor of English in the Department of Critical Studies, University of British Columbia, Okanagan; author of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o; and editor of Victorian Social Activists' Novels.

Reviews

Lovesey's collection of essays is exemplary. It covers the full range of Ngũgĩ's output both as a creative writer and as a critic, and it focuses on texts that are widely used in classrooms throughout the world. --Bernth Lindfors, University of Texas, Austin