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Ngũgi wa Thiong’o and the African literary revolution
The passing of celebrated Kenyan writer and scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on 28 May 2025 marks the end of a remarkable period in African literary history – the fabulous decades in the second half of the ...
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author and dissident who became a giant of modern literature, dies at 87
One of the world’s most acclaimed writers, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, has died at 87. A publicist for his U.S. publisher confirmed ...
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Africa: 3 Things Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o Taught Me - Language Matters, Stories Are Universal, Africa Can Thrive
Celebrated Kenyan writer and decolonial scholar Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o passed away on 28 May at the age of 87. Many tributes and obituaries have appeared across the world, but we wanted to know more about ...
Acclaimed author, UC Irvine professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies
Ngũgĩ’s death was confirmed Wednesday by his family, who said he died peacefully with family members by his side. UC Irvine officials said he remained a professor at the school. The school said he was ...
Tributes to acclaimed African literature giant Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died at 87
Following Ngũgĩ’s death at 87 in Bedford, Georgia, Kenyans remember when his writing criticized an autocratic administration, ...
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan literary giant who fought colonialism, dies at 87
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the Kenyan writer and novelist who critiqued colonial rule as well as the post-colonial Kenyan government, died Wednesday in a hospital in Buford, Georgia. He was 87 years old.
The Nation on MSN10d
Reclaiming Language: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Shortly before his death, The Nation spoke with the Kenyan writer about his most recent essay collection Decolonizing ...
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: the power of our words
A personal remembrance of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who saw freedom in language, power in mother tongues, and poetry in memory.
Kenianos lloran al gigante de la literatura africana Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
En una librería en la capital de Kenia, el propietario organizó un estante exclusivamente con libros del autor keniano Ngũgĩ ...
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan dissident and author who was giant of global literature, dies at 87
The Kenyan man of letters wrote dozens of fiction and nonfiction books that traced his country's history from British ...
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Kenyan author and dissident who became a giant of modern literature, dies at 87
NEW YORK — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice of dissent who in dozens of fiction and nonfiction books traced his country’s history from British imperialism to ...