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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…

  • Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s June homecoming

    Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s June homecoming

    Ngugi Wa Thiong’o will be coming back to Kenya in June this year for a series of gigs to celebrate his first book Weep Not Child which was published in 1964. Weep Not, Child was written by the author under the pen name James Ngugi when he was a student at Makerere University. It deals…