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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

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One of the leading writers and scholars at work today, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was born in Limuru, Kenya, in 1938. He is the author of A Grain of Wheat; Weep Not, Child; and Petals of Blood, as well as Birth of a Dream Weaver, Wrestling with the Devil, and Minutes of Glory (all from The New Press). Currently Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, Ngũgĩ is recipient of twelve honorary doctorates, among other awards.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Books

Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas book cover

Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas

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Nyoni Nyonia Nyone book cover

Nyoni Nyonia Nyone

Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Rwimbo rwa Njuki book cover

Rwimbo rwa Njuki

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Fault Lines book cover

Fault Lines

Meena Alexander
The Perfect Nine book cover

The Perfect Nine

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Nairobi Noir book cover

Nairobi Noir

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The Heart of a Stranger book cover

The Heart of a Stranger

Andre Naffis-Sahely
Minutes of Glory book cover

Minutes of Glory

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Wrestling with the Devil book cover

Wrestling with the Devil

Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Devil on the Cross book cover

Devil on the Cross

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Birth of a Dream Weaver book cover

Birth of a Dream Weaver

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The River Between book cover

The River Between

Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Down Second Avenue book cover

Down Second Avenue

Es'kia Mphahlele
In the House of the Interpreter book cover

In the House of the Interpreter

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A Grain of Wheat book cover

A Grain of Wheat

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Weep Not, Child book cover

Weep Not, Child

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Globalectics book cover

Globalectics

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Dreams in a Time of War book cover

Dreams in a Time of War

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Something Torn and New book cover

Something Torn and New

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Wizard of the Crow book cover

Wizard of the Crow

Ngugi wa Thiong'o
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