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

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a Kenyan novelist whose work could manage to be both poignant and darkly funny ...

Celebrated Kenyan novelist and playwright Ngugi wa Thiong'o, whose sharp criticisms of post-independence elites led to his ...

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, 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 ...

Legislators have described the death of author, playwright, and post-colonial theorist Ngugi wa Thiong’o as the end of an era in the African literary community and beyond.Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who passed ...

James Githuka Ngugi was born on 5th January, 1938 . His birthplace was Kamiriithu, near Limuru, in Kiambu District, the ...

From Makerere’s lecture halls to school desks across the continent, Ngũgĩ’s works shaped minds and stirred souls. His legacy ...

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

Renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died at age 87, his family members have announced. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dad, Ngugi wa Thiong’o,” his ...