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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo

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Kenyan writer (1938–2025)

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1938

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Weep not, child

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
First published in 1964 — 29 editions
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A grain of wheat

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
First published in 1967 — 27 editions

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The River Between

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
First published in 1965 — 26 editions

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Petals of Blood

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
First published in 1977 — 21 editions

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Wizard of the crow

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
First published in 2006 — 16 editions

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Dreams in a time of war: a childhood memoir

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and Miguel García
First published in 2010 — 15 editions

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Devil on the Cross

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo First published in 1980 — 14 editions

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Matigari

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo First published in 1986 — 12 editions
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Decolonising the mind: the politics of language in African literature

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and Blanca Busquets
First published in 1986 — 12 editions
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Secret lives and other stories

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
First published in 1975 — 11 editions
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The Black Hermit

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo First published in 1968 — 10 editions

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The Trial of Dedan Kimathi

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and Mĩcere Gĩthae Mũgo First published in 1976 — 10 editions
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Moving the centre: the struggle for cultural freedoms

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and Dídac Gurguí First published in 1992 — 9 editions

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I will marry when I want

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ First published in 1977 — 9 editions
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Birth of a Dream Weaver: A Memoir of a Writer's Awakening

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo
First published in 2016 — 9 editions
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The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, Agustín Comotto, Víctor Sabaté, Sunandini Banerjee, Pablo Suárez García, Xosé Álvarez Alonso, and Abdoulaye J. Barry First published in 2019 — 7 editions

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Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gikuyu and Mumbi

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and Benjamin Onyango Ochieng First published in 2018 — 7 editions

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Writers in politics: essays

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo First published in 1981 — 7 editions
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In the House of the Interpreter: A Memoir

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo, Josefina Caball, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
First published in 2012 — 7 editions

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Homecoming: essays on African and Caribbean literature, culture and politics.

by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo First published in 1972 — 6 editions

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Kenyan writer (1938–2025)

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1938

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL41631A
Amazon ID: B00462WXDK
BookBrainz: d7b5be39-39d4-4f1f-9c7a-22f0cb798c45
GoodReads: 51936
ISNI: 0000000109301051
IMDb: nm2867577
Library of Congress Names: n50009069
LibraryThing: thiongongugiwa
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV047708
Storygraph: 37fa4ab6-9601-4983-a84f-deac2d88e84d
VIAF: 104717886
Wikidata: Q302910
Inventaire.io: wd:Q302910

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongó
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʾo
J. Ngugi
James Ngugi
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
Ngõugõi wa Thiongʾo
Ngdugdi
Ngugi Wa Thiong`O
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o

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