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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo

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Born 1938

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Born 1938

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, general, Politics and government, African literature, History, History and criticism, Kenyan Authors, Biography, Kenya, fiction, Literature, Authors, african, Authors, biography, Civilization, English literature, Fiction, short stories (single author), Blacks, Colonial influence, Drama, Drama (dramatic works by one author), HISTORY / Africa / East, Intellectual life, Kenya, history, Kikuyu (African people), New York Times reviewed, Political aspects

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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May 14, 2009 Edited by EdwardBot merge authors