The Upright Revolution – Or Why Humans Walk Upright (The Africa List) - Hardcover

Thiong′o, Ngugi Wa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0857426478 ISBN 13: 9780857426475

Publisher: Seagull Books, 2019

Synopsis

Science has given us several explanations for how humans evolved from walking on four limbs to two feet. None, however, is as riveting as what master storyteller Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o offers in The Upright Revolution. Blending myth and folklore with an acute insight into the human psyche and politics, Wa Thiong’o conjures up a fantastic fable about how and why humans began to walk upright. It is a story that will appeal to children and adults alike, containing a clear and important message: “Life is connected.”
 
Originally written in Gikuyu, this short story has been translated into sixty-three languages―forty-seven of them African―making it the most translated story in the history of African literature. This new collector’s edition of The Upright Revolution is richly illustrated in full color with Sunandini Banerjee’s marvellous digital collages, which open up new vistas of imagination and add unique dimensions to the story.

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About the Author

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is a leading African writer and scholar. He is currently distinguished professor of English and comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of many novels, short stories, essays, a memoir, and several plays. In 2001, he received the prestigious Nonino International Prize for Literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0857426478
• ISBN 13: 9780857426475
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96