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Abschied von der Nacht : Roman aus Kenia

"Two small boys stand on a rubbish heap and look into the future. One boy is excited, he is beginning school; the other, his brother, is an apprentice carpetner. Together, they will serve their country--the teacher and the craftsman. But this is Kenya and times are against them. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, and the rest of their family, need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical man, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge, the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up"--Page 4 of cover.

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  • "Diese Menschenschlangen entwickeln sich bald zu einer landesweiten Epidemie. Während der Herrscher und sein Aussenminister Machokali in die USA reisen, um positiv auf die Vertreter der Global Bank einzuwirken, gerät Tajirika ins Blickfeld von Staatsminister Sikiokuu. Die Delegation in New York hingegen sieht sich einer plötzlich auftretenden, rätselhaften Krankheit des Herrschers gegenüber. Hoffnung verspricht allein der unfreiwillig zu Ruhm und Ansehen aufgestiegene Herr der Krähen - ein Zauberer, Heiler und Wahrsager... "Herr der Krähen" ist eine lebendige, ausdrucksstarke Satire über den Prototyp des afrikanischen Despoten, die mit tiefgründigem Humor die Lebensbedingungen in einer zunehmend globalisierten Welt thematisiert. Ngugi wa Thiong'o gelingt mit diesem Roman eine umfassende Parabel auf die sozialen, politischen und kulturellen Verhältnisse auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent und dessen Beziehung zum Westen.-"
  • ""Two small boys stand on a rubbish heap and look into the future. One boy is excited, he is beginning school; the other, his brother, is an apprentice carpetner. Together, they will serve their country--the teacher and the craftsman. But this is Kenya and times are against them. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, and the rest of their family, need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical man, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge, the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up"--Page 4 of cover."@en
  • ""A powerful, moving story that details the effects of the infamous Mau Mau war, the African nationalist revolt against colonial oppression in Kenya, on the lives of ordinary men and women, and on one family in particular. Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a rubbish heap and look into their futures. Njoroge is excited; his family has decided that he will attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. Together they will serve their country - the teacher and the craftsman. But this is Kenya and the times are against them. In the forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against the white government, and the two brothers and their family need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau the choice is simple, but for Njoroge the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up."--Book cover."
  • ""Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. But this is Kenya, and the times are against them: in the forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against the white government, and the two brothers and their family need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up.First published in 1964, Weep Not, Child is a moving novel about the effects of the infamous Mau Mau uprising on the lives of ordinary men and women, and on one family in particular"--"@en
  • "Ausgangspunkt dieses geistreichen satirischen Romans ist das gigantische Bauvorhaben "Marching to Heaven", ein moderner Turmbau zu Babel, das dem despotischen Herrscher der fiktiven Freien Republik Aburiria Weltgeltung verschaffen und ein monumentales Denkmal setzen soll. Der Herrscher ist umgeben von persönlichen Beratern, allen voran den Ministern Machokali und Sikiokuu, die ständig darum bemüht sind, dem gottgleichen Herrscher ihre Ergebenheit zu beweisen und sich eine vorteilhafte Position zu sichern. Das Bauprojekt "Marching to Heaven" jedoch kann nur mit einem Kredit der Global Bank in New York realisiert werden. Als Titus Tajirika zum ersten Vorsitzenden des Baukomitees für "Marching to Heaven" ernannt wird, bilden sich vor dessen Büro zwei endlose Warteschlangen - eine aus denjenigen, die auch ein Stück vom Kuchen abbekommen wollen (indem sie Umschläge voller Bargeld zurücklassen), und eine, die sich aus den zahllosen Arbeitslosen des Landes speist.-"
  • ""Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. But this is Kenya, and the times are against them: in the forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against the white government, and the two brothers and their family need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up. First published in 1964, Weep Not, Child is a moving novel about the effects of the infamous Mau Mau uprising on the lives of ordinary men and women, and on one family in particular"--"
  • ""Two small boys stand on a rubbish heap and look into the future. One boy is excited, he is beginning school; the other, his brother, is an apprentice carpetner. Together, they will serve their country--the teacher and the craftsman. But this is Kenya and times are against them. In the forests, the Mau Mau are waging war against the white government, and two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, and the rest of their family, need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical man, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge, the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up"--Back cover."@en
  • "Ngugi wa Thiong'o wurde 1938 als Sohn einer Bauernfamilie in Kamirithu/Limuru in Kenia geboren. 1967 wurde er Dozent für Literatur an der University of Nairobi, wo er bis 1977 lehrte. Wegen seiner kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem postkolonialen Kenia und eines regierungskritischen Theaterstücks wurde er 1977 ohne Anklage inhaftiert und erst nach einer Kampagne von Amnesty International ein Jahr später aus dem Gefängnis entlassen. Nachdem sein Leben unter dem Regime von Daniel arap Moi bedroht wurde, ging er 1982 ins Exil nach London. 1989 übersiedelte er in die USA, wo er heute an der University of California in Irvine Englische und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaften lehrt."
  • ""Two brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. But this is Kenya, and the times are against them: in the forests, the Mau Mau is waging war against the white government, and the two brothers and their family need to decide where their loyalties lie. For the practical Kamau, the choice is simple, but for Njoroge the scholar, the dream of progress through learning is a hard one to give up. First published in 1964, Weep Not, Child is a moving novel about the effects of the infamous Mau Mau uprising on the lives of ordinary men and women, and on one family in particular"--Provided by publisher."

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  • "Translations"
  • "Translations"@en
  • "Text"
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Llibres de lectura per a l'aprenentatge d'idiomes"
  • "Anglais (langue)"
  • "Novela histórica"
  • "Texts"
  • "Roman africain de langue anglaise"
  • "Erzählende Literatur: Gegenwartsliteratur ab 1945"
  • "Domestic fiction"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Prirejene izdaje"
  • "Political fiction"@en
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Eleberri historikoa"
  • "Textbooks"
  • "Textbooks"@en

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  • "Herr der Krähen : Roman"
  • "Enfant, ne pleure pas"
  • "Weep not child = Abschied von der Nacht"
  • "Weep not child [engl. u. deutsch]"
  • "아이야울지마라"
  • "Weep not, child (Repr.)"
  • "Kurusaye lu yakṣayā"
  • "Weep not, Child. [A novel.]"
  • "Negarrik ez, haurra"
  • "Nānḍan daruva"
  • "Enfant, ne pleure pas : roman"
  • "Chmury i lzy"
  • "Herr der Krähen Roman"
  • "Abschied von der Nacht : Roman aus Kenia"
  • "Abschied von der Nacht : Roman aus Kenia"@en
  • "Abschied von der Nacht"
  • "Ai ya ulchi mara"
  • "Weep not, child : With an introd. by Martin Tucker"
  • "Weep not, child"@da
  • "Weep not, child"
  • "Weep not, child"@en
  • "Chmury i łzy"@pl
  • "Não chores, menino"
  • "Usilie mpenzi wangu"
  • "Usilie mpenzi wangu"@en
  • "Abschied von der Nacht : Roman"
  • "Se ne andranno le nuvole devastatrici : romanzo"
  • "Se ne andranno le nuvole devastatrici : romanzo"@it
  • "Weep not child"
  • "Nao chores, menino"@en
  • "Weep Not, Child"

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