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Ngugi wa Thiong’o

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About the Author

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and essayist from Kenya whose novels have been translated into more than thirty languages. He is Distinguished Professor of English at the University of California, Irvine. He lives in Irvine, California.

Books by Ngugi wa Thiong’o

Devil on the Cross

Devil on the Cross

In the House of the Interpreter

In the House of the Interpreter

The River Between

The River Between

A Grain of Wheat

A Grain of Wheat

Weep Not, Child

Weep Not, Child

Dreams in a Time of War

Dreams in a Time of War

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Down Second Avenue

Down Second Avenue

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