Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a Kenyan author and academic, who has been described as East Africa's leading novelist and an important figure in modern African literature. Ngũgĩ wrote primarily... Wikipedia

• Born:  James Ngugi, January 5, 1938, Kamiriithu, Kenya Colony
• Age at death:  87 years
• Died:  May 28, 2025, Buford, Georgia, U.S.
• Occupation:  Writer, academic
• Language:  English, Gikuyu
• Education:  Makerere University (BA), University of Leeds
• Spouse:  Njeeri
• Children:  9, including Mũkoma and Wanjikũ
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo