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DESCRIPTION:Benefit event with Ngugi wa Thiong'o, preeminent Kenyan author reading from 
 and discussing his new memoir, "Dreams in a Time of War," at the new, 
 state-of-the-art Downtown Independent Theater, 251 S. Main Street. 2-5 PM. 
 In conversation with Michael Slate, KPFK host and writer for Revolution 
 newspaper. \n\nNgugi Wa Thiong'o is respected and beloved around the world 
 for his path-breaking novels and plays that paint an unsparing picture of 
 life in neo-colonial Kenya. He has broken new ground in bringing the 
 oppressed onto the stage, and his outspoken resistance to imperialist 
 culture is also reflected in his innovative theoretical work on 
 post-colonial literature. He has been imprisoned more than once in Kenya 
 for his works. In the late '70s he began writing novels in Gikuyu, his 
 mother tongue. The first of these, Devil on the Cross, was written in 
 prison on toilet paper.\n\nNgugi now lives in exile in the U.S. Formerly a 
 professor at NYU, he is currently a Distinguished Professor of English and 
 Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine. His books 
 have been translated into more than thirty languages. \n\nFor more on 
 Ngugi, go to http://www.ngugiwathiongo.com/\n\nListen here to a great 
 interview with Ngugi and Michael Slate on Pacifica radio: 
 \nhttp://www.radio4all.net/files/michaelslate@redfuture.com/4024-1-the_michael_slate_show_2-24-10.mp3\n\nTickets: 
 $15 - available on-line at 
 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/118229\nStudents with ID: 
 $5. Special group rate for high school classes.\nBenefit tickets:\n$100-- 
 includes copy of Ngugi's memoir and special seating\n$250-- includes the 
 above + 1-year membership in Friends of Revolution Books / Libros 
 Revolucion\nStudent & benefit tix available from Revolution Books - 
 213.488.1303, librosrevo@yahoo.com, 312 W. 8th St. in downtown LA.\n\nCall 
 Revolution Books for reservations (suggested, space is limited). 
 213.488.1303.\nYou are needed to volunteer to put on this event; please 
 call 213.488.1303.\n---\nThis special evening with Ngugi Wa Thiong'o will 
 contribute to transforming and relocating Revolution Books / Libros 
 Revolucion... Scientific and poetic, wrangling and visionary -- Revolution 
 Books is alive with a defiant spirit that refuses to accept the horrors of 
 today as permanent. The bookstore is contributing to building a new 
 movement for revolution. People come from all over the world to find the 
 books and deep engagement about the possibility of a radically different 
 world. \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/14/18653846.php
SUMMARY:Special Event with Author Ngugi wa Thiong'o
LOCATION:Downtown Independent Theater\n251 S. Main St.\nDowntown Los Angeles 90012
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/14/18653846.php
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