One of his brothers was a freedom fighter against the British while another sibling was shot to death, Ngugi Wa Thinog’o ...

The Kenyan author championed local African languages and was imprisoned for his work. His name was often mentioned in ...

The late Kenyan writer chose to write only in his native Gikuyu language after 1977. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

Ngugi composed the first modern novel in the Gikuyu language on prison toilet paper while being held by Kenyan authorities.

The Kenyan writer is dead but his story will live on, the story of the colonialism and the betrayal of postcolonial elites and how to survive ...

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, the Kenyan literary icon whose pen carved pathways through colonial legacies and linguistic imperialism, died on 28 May 2025, at the age of 87. His death in Atlanta in the US marks ...

One of the most influential African writers of his generation, Mr. Ngugi’s works grappled with the weight of colonial history and contemporary abuses.

Ngũgĩ’s death was confirmed Wednesday by his family, who said he died peacefully with family members by his side. UC Irvine ...

That thinking made me say no. From now onwards, I'll be writing in my mother tongue, and that's how I came to write my first novel in the Gikuyu language called "Devil On The Cross." I wrote it on ...

“He wrote English like an African, another gift that very few people have,” Munene told The Associated Press, noting that Ngũgĩ later transitioned to only writing in his native Gikuyu language.

His 1980 novel, Devil on the Cross, was published in the Gikuyu language. "One of the greatest tragedies of Africa is a complete disconnection of the elite from their linguistic base," Ngũgĩ ...

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 ...