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One of the greatest writers of our time -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A giant of African writing * Guardian * One of Africa's greatest writers * New York Times * A visionary writer * Daily Telegraph * Ngugi wa Thiong’o is a revolutionary * Paris Review * One of Kenya's greatest storytellers * Financial Times * Ngugi is the most celebrated of African novelists. What he offers is nothing less than a new direction for African writing * British Book News * Generations of readers learned about the urgency of decolonizing language and culture from Ngugi wa Thiong'o. It is a great gift to have his incisive thinking on the subject gathered together in this book -- Elleke Boehmer

One of the greatest writers of our time -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A giant of African writing * Guardian * One of Africa's greatest writers * New York Times * A visionary writer * Daily Telegraph * Ngugi wa Thiong’o is a revolutionary * Paris Review * One of Kenya's greatest storytellers * Financial Times * Ngugi is the most celebrated of African novelists. What he offers is nothing less than a new direction for African writing * British Book News *

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Ngugi wa Thiong'o (1938-2025) was born in Limuru, Kenya, and went on to become one of the leading writers and scholars of our times. He authored numerous works of fiction, memoir and essay, including A Grain of Wheat, Devil on the Cross and Decolonizing the Mind. Ngugi was the Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine; he held fourteen honorary doctorates, among other awards, and was nominated for the Man Booker International Prize.

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