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  • Ngugi Wa Thiong’o clan to celebrate 50 years of Weep Not Child

    Ngugi Wa Thiong’o clan to celebrate 50 years of Weep Not Child

    Weep Not Child, the debut novel of celebrated Kenyan writer Ngugi Wa Thiong’o published in 1964, was the first book published by a Kenyan African. The author, who was known as James Ngugi before he opted to be a true African writer and adopted the name Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, then went on first pain and…