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Ngugi wa Thiong’o, dissident Kenyan novelist who drafted a book on prison lavatory paper
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a Kenyan novelist whose work could manage to be both poignant and darkly funny ...
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Ngûgî wa Thiong'o: The Dilemma of the Critical African Voice
James Githuka Ngugi was born on 5th January, 1938 . His birthplace was Kamiriithu, near Limuru, in Kiambu District, the ...
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Reclaiming Language: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The Nation spoke with the Kenyan novelist, essayist, and playwright—before his death—about his most recent essay collection ...
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Ngugi’s multifaceted, imperishable legacy
The iconic Kenyan author, scholar, essayist, and promoter of indigenous African languages leaves behind an imperishable body of work.THE Yoruba proverb, “Bi oníresè bá kọ́ tí ó fìn igbá mọ́, ẹyí tó ti ...
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Discussion | Tributes to Ngugi | Late Kenyan author was a great literary figure
JOHANNESBURG - Writer and activist Veli Mbele credits the late Professor Ngugi Wa Thiong'o with shaping Black Consciousness. His book 'Decolonising The Mind, the Politics Of Language In African ...
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Weep not for Ngugi, our ancestor deserves petals not tears, By Owei Lakemfa
The eternal bow of Ngugi from the world stage at 87, after 60 years of prodigious literary output, political activism and fight to make the world a better place, does not elicit tears. We await the ...
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Video of Ngugi Wa Thiong'o Enjoying Dance with Kenyans in UK Emerges after His Death: "Living Life"
One of the last memories of author Ngugi Wa Thiong'o were in Leeds, the United Kingdom (UK). He was happily welcomed by ...