Kenyan author Mwangi Gicheru famous for penning some of the most well known fiction titles in the land of his birth has passed on.
His passing was announced today by his publisher Longhorn Publishers who had shepherded some of his works in the Kenyan market from the days when they went by the name Longman Publishers. His most famous books were Across The Bridge(Longman 1979) and Two In One (Longhorn 1984). Across the Bridge is a love story involving a not very well-off young man and his interest in a very wealthy girl while Two in One is about the kidnap of an infant and the things that a couple go through to seek their loved one.
The writer had other titles to his name. They include The Ivory Merchant (1976), The Mixers (Longman 1991), and The Double Cross (1983), A Handful of Terere a biography of Mbugua Githere. His most recent work was The Ring in the Bush published last year by Sasa Sema an imprint of Longhorn publishers.
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RIP Mwangi Gicheru and condolences to your family and friends.
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