Mr. Ngugi composed the first modern novel in the Gikuyu language on prison toilet paper while being held by Kenyan ...

Renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died at age 87, his family members have announced. “It is with a heavy heart ...

Ngugi wa Thiong’o lived as he wrote, “unbowed, uncompromising” — a true titan. Decades of exile, stemming from his unwavering ...

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, a Kenyan novelist and playwright who explored the legacy of colonialism and the abuses of postindependence leaders with works that included an allegory on corruption written ...

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 ...

Following Ngũgĩ’s death at 87 in Bedford, Georgia, Kenyans remember when his writing criticized an autocratic administration, ...

In literature, life, and language Kenyan legend Ngugi wa Thiong’o was always off centre, pursuing directions away from ...

Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who rejected writing in the language of the colonizer, died at 87. NPR's Scott Simon previously spoke to him about his latest novel and waiting for the Nobel Prize.

Renowned author and scholar Ngugi Wa Thiong'o is described as the giant of African literature, known for his debut English ...

Malawians have joined the global community in paying tribute to Kenyan-bornglobal literature icon Ngugi wa Thiong’o who died ...