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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

1938–2025

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a Kenyan author and academic, who has been described as East Africa's leading novelist and an important figure in modern African literature.

6 books in collection

Must-Read 1967

A Grain of Wheat

Literature

Must-Read 1977

Petals of Blood

Literature

Must-Read 1965

The River Between

Literature

Must-Read 2006

Wizard of the Crow

Literature

Recommended 1986

Decolonising the Mind

Non-Western Philosophy

Recommended 1992

Moving the Centre

Non-Western Philosophy