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An exhilarating collection distills the late writer’s thinking on power, exile and the importance of the mother tongue
On 17 July 1979, the great Kenyan novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o gave a speech in Nai…
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The late Kenyan novelist and activist believed erasing language was the most lasting weapon of oppression. Here, Aminatta Forna recalls the man and introduces his essay on decolonisation
In the 1930s,…
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Along with other icons of African writing, Ngũgĩ taught generations how to decolonise literature, language and the mind
• Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87
Growing up in post…
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A giant of African literature whose best works existed between the political and the personal, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o was warm, funny and friendly – and liked to bet on my pool games
Among the African writ…
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Kenyan writer’s death announced by his daughter, who wrote: ‘He lived a full life, fought a good fight’
The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile by the …
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