Kenya was on May 28 plunged into mourning following the death of renowned author Ngugi wa Thiong’o, whose works left an indelible mark on African literature and the global fight for decolonization and ...

Mr. Ngugi composed the first modern novel in the Gikuyu language on prison toilet paper while being held by Kenyan authorities. He spent many prolific years in exile. By Alan Cowell Ngugi wa Thiong’o, ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the Kenyan writer and novelist who critiqued colonial rule as well as the post-colonial Kenyan government, died Wednesday in a hospital in Buford, Georgia. He was 87 years old. His ...

The University of Nairobi hosted a national tribute for the late Prof Ngugi wa Thiong'o at the Taifa Hall on Friday. The Ngũgĩ family and the university fraternity were joined by People’s Liberation ...

Renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died at age 87, his family members have announced. “It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dad, Ngugi wa Thiong’o,” his daughter ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: a thorn in the side of the authorities, he did not dare return to Kenya until 2002 – whereupon he and his wife were sadistically attacked - Leonardo Cendamo Ngũgĩ wa ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice of dissent who in dozens of fiction and nonfiction books traced his country's history from British imperialism to home-ruled tyranny and ...

Ngugi wa Thiong'o went to jail for writing a play in his mother tongue, Gikuyu. During his year in prison, he wrote his first novel on toilet paper. Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Kenya's celebrated novelist and ...

Renowned Kenyan author and scholar Ngugi wa Thiong’o cremated. [File, Standard] Renowned Kenyan author and scholar Ngugi wa Thiong’o has been cremated in the United States, eight days after his death, ...

This 2010 image released by UC Irvine shows Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. (Daniel A. Anderson/UC Irvine via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Ngugi wa Thiong’o, the revered Kenyan man of letters and voice of ...