Ngugi wa Thiong'o was born in Limuru, Kenya, in 1938, was educated
at the Alliance High School, Kikuyu, at Makerere University, Uganda
and at the University of Leeds.
His novel, Weep Not, Child, was published in 1964 and this was
followed by The River Between (1965), A Grain of Wheat (1967), and
Petals of Blood (1977). Devil on the Cross (1980), was conceived
and written during the author's one-year detention in prison, in
Kenya, where he was held without trial after the performance by
peasants and workers of his play Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry
When I Want). This was his first work to be published in his own
language, Gikutu, and then translated into English and many other
languages. His novel Matigari, was published in Gikuyu in Kenya in
1986. The author has also written collections of short stories,
plays and numerous essays. Ngugi is an active campaigner for the
African language and form, and he writes, travels and lectures
extensively on this theme. His work is known throughout the world
and has made powerful impact both at home and overseas.
He now lives and works in the United States, writing and lecturing,
and is a Professor at New York University.
'It has rare qualities of restraint, intelligence and sensitivity'
The Times Literary Suppliment ' A sensitive novel about Gikuyu in
the melting pot that sometimes touches the granduer of tap-root
simpliticity.' The Guardian
It has rare qualities of restraint, intelligence and sensitivity
The Times Literary Suppliment A sensitive novel about Gikuyu in the
melting pot that sometimes touches the granduer of tap-root
simpliticity. The Guardian"
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