This isn’t all that new for those in the political sphere. Last year Information Secretary Nick Mangwana had his account suspended. The suspicion at the time was that it was down to fake followers on ...

While I love all of Ngugi wa Thiongo's works, Matigari is the one that really got to me given how he introduces his story so that it can apply anywhere, at anytime and in any setting. A powerful ...

Celebrated Kenyan writer Ngugi Thiong'o's remarkable novel, Matigari, is being adapted to film by Nollywood Director Kunle Afolayan. The revelation comes at an opportune time when African storytelling ...

With novels like "The Devil on the Cross" and "Matigari" writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o sheds light on the failings of post-colonial Kenya. This cost Ngugi his home. Africa has lost a pioneering author and ...

Matigari / Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong'o ; translated from the Gikuyu by Waugui wa Goro Smithsonian Libraries and Archives Object Details Author Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo 1938- Notes Translated from the Kikuyu. Date ...

Most great writers have a knack for bringing their characters to life. But only Ngugi wa Thiong’o could write a character so convincing he almost gets arrested. In 1986, while the author’s native ...

Research in African Literatures, Vol. 40, No. 4, Writing Slavery in(to) the African Diaspora (Winter, 2009), pp. 216-225 (10 pages) ...

I had talked to him a couple of times, then one day, in August 2017, Jimmy Centeno turned up in my office at the University of California, Irvine, with a gift for me. It is a sculpture of the ...