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 ...

Being with him was an experience in and of itself.  He told stories easily.  He cherished moments of levity, and in our ...

The death of Kenya’s literary giant, Prof Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, in the US aged 87, has forced a rethinking of the state of ...

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice of dissent who in dozens of fiction and nonfiction books ...

His controversial books and plays—which often ruffled feathers within Kenya’s power structure—led to his arrest, detention, ...

One of Africa’s most celebrated authors Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has passed away. The Kenyan writer and academic was 87 years old.

As news of the passing of literary icon Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o slowly sinks in, much of the world is, understandably, reflecting ...

The renowned Kenyan author, playwright and professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has died at the age of 87. Over six decades, he chronicled Kenya’s transition from a British colony to independence. Thiong’o’s ...

The legendary Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a fierce advocate for African self-determination, died aged 87, leaving behind ...

A personal remembrance of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who saw freedom in language, power in mother tongues, and poetry in memory.