Ngugi wa Thiong'o

• Oct-1978
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“The definitive African book of the twentieth century” (Moses Isegawa, from the Introduction) by the Nobel Prize�"nominated Kenyan writerThe puzzling murder of three African directors of a foreign-owned brewery sets the scene for this fervent, h...

• Jan-1982
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This is the renowned play which was developed with Kikuyu actors at the Kamiriithu Cultural Centre at Limuru. It proved so powerful, especially in its use of song, that it was banned and was probably one of the factors leading to Ngugi's detention wi...

• Aug-1982
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The international outcry over the detention of Ngugi Wa Thiong'o without trial by the Kenyan authorities even reached him in prison. In this book he describes the purposeful degradation and humiliation of prison life....

• Mar-1992
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This book is currently out of stock with a ready about date of December 31, 1999Ngugi wa Thiong'o is world-famous for his novels from Weep Not, Child to Matigari and for the political impact of his plays, which led to his detention in Kenya. He is pr...

• Feb-1998
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A moral fable in which Martigari, a freedom fighter, emerges from the forest in the political dawn of post-independence Kenya. Searching for his family and a new future, he finds little has changed....

• Feb-2002
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Barack Obama, via Facebook: “A compelling story of how the transformative events of history weigh on individual lives and relationships.”The Nobel Prize�"nominated Kenyan writer’s best-known novel, featuring an introduction by Nobel ...

• Aug-2006
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A landmark of postcolonial African literature, Wizard of the Crow is an ambitious, magisterial, comic novel from the acclaimed Kenyan novelist, playwright, poet, and critic. Set in the fictional Free Republic of Aburiria, Wizard of the Crow ...

• Aug-2008
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A 50th-anniversary edition of one of the most powerful novels by the great Kenyan author and Nobel Prize nominee A legendary work of African literature, this moving and eye-opening novel lucidly captures the drama of a people and culture whose world ...

• Jun-2012
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The Nobel Prize�"nominated Kenyan writer’s powerful first novelTwo brothers, Njoroge and Kamau, stand on a garbage heap and look into their futures: Njoroge is to attend school, while Kamau will train to be a carpenter. But this is Kenya, and...

• Oct-2017
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The latest addition to the Penguin African Writers Series: the great Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s powerful fictional critique of capitalism One of the cornerstones of Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s fame, Devil on the Cross was written in secret,...

• Apr-2018
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Ngugi wa Thiong'o is renowned for his political novels and plays, yet he honed his craft as a short story writer. First published in 1975, Secret Lives and Other Stories brings together a range of Ngugi's political short stories. From tales of the me...

• Mar-2019
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A dazzling short story collection from the person Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls “one of the greatest writers of our time”

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, although renowned for his novels, memoirs, and plays, honed his craft as a short story writer. F...

• Oct-2020
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A dazzling, genre-defying novel in verse from the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie calls ""one of the greatest writers of our time""

""Seldom have the raw truths of Africa been exposed so vividly, yet humorously. . . . With tales that tease,...