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  • Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Matigari” now available in Portuguese.

    Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Matigari” now available in Portuguese.

    Ngugi wa Thiong’o novel Matigari is now available in Portuguese from translator Sandra Felipe and Ethale Publishing. Ngugi wa Thiong’o, one of the giants of the African writing game, published Matigari in 1986 in Gikuyu and the English translation in English was done by Wangui wa Goro and issued in 1989. Its blurb describes it…

  • Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Matigari” set for the big screen.

    Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s “Matigari” set for the big screen.

    Ngugi wa Thiong’o novel Matigari  is set for the big screen says Nollywood filmmaker Kunle Afolayan. Ngugi wa Thiong’o is one of the giants of the African writing game with many books published like Weep Not Child, Devil On The Cross, A Grain of Wheat, Petals of Blood, Wizard of the Crow and many more.…