Members of the Pious Society of the Daughters of St. Paul (FSP/Pauline Sisters) in Africa are organizing their first-ever ...

The adage “Without the teacher, the storyteller remains unsung,” drawn from Luke 6:40, aptly frames the life and evolution of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o—Africa’s foremost literary icon. His artistic journey ...

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Prominent scholars, writers, and cultural thinkers across Africa and diaspora have gathered virtually to honour the life, legacy, and literary vision of Ngugi Thiong’o, Kenya’s foremost writer and one ...

As a young student in high school, I was greatly thrilled by the adventures of literature. Having grown up in the rural landscape and appreciative of the cultural heritage of our time, reading Ngugi ...

A lot of ink has been spilt on Prof Ngugi wa Thiong’o since his passing two weeks ago at the ripe age of 87. So, I won’t plough those fields, or tread on roads already travelled. Instead, from my ...

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, the Kenyan playwright, novelist and thinker who breathed his last on May 28, has left a huge intellectual gap in Africa’s cultural and political landscape. Instead of mourning him, ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the Kenyan writer who was considered to be one of the founders of African literature, died last week at the age of 87. Remembering Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the Kenyan writer who was considered to be one of the founders of African literature, died last week at the age of 87. Dennis Mugaa, a Kenyan writer and editor, joins us to discuss ...

Ngũgi wa Thiong'o reads from his work in Mexico in 2017. He wrote across a huge variety of genres. Tania Victoria/Secretaría de Cultura CDMX/Flickr, CC BY-SA Who was Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o – and who was he ...