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Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o, Giant of African Literature, Dies Aged 87
The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile by the dictator Daniel arap Moi, a perennial contender for the Nobel prize for literature and one of few ...
Tributes to acclaimed African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died at 87
The prolific writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, originally from Kenya, died at 87 in Bedford, Georgia on Wednesday, May 28. In ...
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Karua: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the flame that lit our conscience
Ngũgĩ was not just a writer. To those of us who came of age through his books, he was a mirror, a mentor, a moral force.