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1. When did Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o cease writing in English? What were his first works in Gĩkũyũ?

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o ceased writing in English in 1977. His final works in English include this nonfiction collection of essays, which is his "farewell" to English. His last novel in English was Petals of Blood, published in 1977.

2. In his Introduction, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o states that the study of African realities has been too long seen in terms of tribes. What does he mean by this?

The idea of warring tribes is considered a concept of the colonialist notion of divide and conquer. The author states, "This misleading stock interpretation of the African realities has been popularized by the western media which likes to deflect people from seeing that imperialism is still the root cause of many problems in Africa" (1).

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