Renowned Kenyan writer, the late Ngugi wa Thiong’o, in his influential essay collection Decolonising the Mind, observes that “language, any language, has a dual character: it is both a means of ...

A university in the United Kingdom faced backlash over resurfaced reports about a course described as "decolonizing" the works of "Lord of the Rings" author J.R.R. Tolkien. The course, reportedly ...

In light of the death of Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on May 28, 2025, many literary fans are reflecting on his influence in French-speaking Africa. How is this author, who wrote first in English ...

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I woke up on Thursday, May 29, 2025, to a tribute to Ngugi wa Thiong'o, written by my California-based friend, Adeyombo Aderinto. That tribute alerted me to the passing of that giant of African ...

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, ...

The devastating news of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s passing has shaken the literary and academic scene in Africa and beyond. From the massive outpourings of condolences to his family from across Africa and ...

With Ngugi, at Revolution Books in Harlem in 2018. He gifted me Wrestling With The Devil and I gave him my book, The Hearts of Darkness — How White Writers Created the Racist Image of Africa. Most of ...

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 ...

Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who rejected writing in the language of the colonizer, died at 87. NPR's Scott Simon previously spoke to him about his latest novel and waiting for the Nobel Prize.