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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo

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Kenyan writer (1938-)

Born 1938

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  • Cover of: Weep not, child

    First published in 1964 29 editions in 6 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition weepnotchild0000unse Cover of edition weepnotchild0000ngug Cover of edition weepnotchild00nggw Cover of edition weepnotchild00ngug Cover of edition weepnotchildafri00thio
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  • Cover of: A grain of wheat

    First published in 1967 27 editions in 3 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition grainofwheat0000ngug Cover of edition grainofwheat0000unse Cover of edition grainofwheat0000jame Cover of edition grainofwheat0000ngug_k4v8
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  • Cover of: The River Between

    First published in 1965 26 editions in 4 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition riverbetween00ngug Cover of edition riverbetween0000unse Cover of edition bwb_O8-CVD-853
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  • Cover of: Petals of Blood

    First published in 1977 21 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition petalsofblood0000ngug Cover of edition petalsofblood00ngti
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    First published in 2006 16 editions in 4 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition wizardofcrow0000ngug
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  • Cover of: Devil on the Cross

    First published in 1980 14 editions in 4 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Dreams in a time of war: a childhood memoir

    First published in 2010 14 editions in 4 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition dreamsintimeofwa0000ngug
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  • Cover of: Decolonising the mind: the politics of language in African literature

    First published in 1986 12 editions in 5 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition decolonisingmind0000ngug Cover of edition decolonisingmind00ngug_687
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  • Cover of: Matigari

    First published in 1986 12 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition matigariafricanw00thio
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  • Cover of: Un matrimonio benedetto

    First published in 1975 11 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Black Hermit

    First published in 1968 10 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The Trial of Dedan Kimathi

    First published in 1976 10 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Moving the centre: the struggle for cultural freedoms

    First published in 1992 9 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition movingcentrestru00thio
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  • Cover of: Birth of a Dream Weaver: A Memoir of a Writer's Awakening

    First published in 2016 9 editions in 4 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition birthofdreamweav0000nggw
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  • Cover of: I will marry when I want

    First published in 1977 9 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Writers in politics: essays

    First published in 1981 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition writerspoliticse00thio
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  • Cover of: Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gikuyu and Mumbi

    First published in 2018 7 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Upright Revolution: Or Why Humans Walk Upright

    First published in 2019 7 editions in 4 languages
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  • Cover of: Homecoming: essays on African and Caribbean literature, culture and politics.

    First published in 1972 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: In the house of the interpreter

    First published in 2012 6 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition inhouseofinterpr0000ngug_j8m5
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Kenyan writer (1938-)

Born 1938
Subjects
Fiction, Fiction, general, History, African literature, History and criticism, Kenyan Authors, Politics and government, Biography, Kenya, fiction, Literature, Authors, african, Authors, biography, Civilization, English literature, Blacks, Colonial influence, Drama, Fiction, short stories (single author), HISTORY / Africa / East, Intellectual life, Kenya, history, Kikuyu (African people), New York Times reviewed, Political aspects, Protected DAISY
Places
Kenya, Africa, Botswana, Caribbean Area, Great Britain, Guyana, West Indies, Zimbabwe
People
Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo (1938-), Dedan Kimathi, Dedan Kimathi (1920-1957), Mau Mau Rebels, Ngũgĩ wa Thiongó (1938-), Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʾo (1938-), Walter Rodney
Time
20th century, Mau Mau Emergency, 1952-1960, 1895-1963, 1963-1978, 1952-1959 (Kenyan State of Emergency), 1960-, 1978-, 21st century

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Alternative names

  • Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
  • 응구기 와 씨옹오
  • 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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May 10, 2024 Edited by reshelved merge authors
December 3, 2023 Edited by merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import