Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Kenyan writer (1938–2025)

Born: January 5, 1938 (1938) · Kamirithu
Died: May 28, 2025 (2025) · Buford
Age at death: 87 years
Nationality Kenya
Occupation writer, novelist, university teacher, philosopher, essayist, playwright
Field of work philosophy, literary activity
Education University of Leeds, Makerere University, Alliance High School
Employer New York University, Yale University, Northwestern University, University of Nairobi, University of California, Irvine
Gender male

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