Quote of the day
My husband is exceedingly busy. For some time the talk of his going had been slack, but just now again there seems to be a move to get him sent to the front!
Grace Ogot
Born: May 15, 1930
Died: March 18, 2015 (aged 84)
Bio: Grace Ogot was a Kenyan author, nurse, journalist, politician and diplomat. Together with Charity Waciuma she was the first Anglophone female Kenyan writer to be published. She was one of the first Kenyan members of parliament and she became an assistant minister.
Known for:
- Land Without Thunder: Short Stories (1968)
- The Promised Land: A Novel (1966)
- The Other Woman: Selected Short Stories (1976)
- The Strange Bride (1989)
- Short Stories from Kenya (1976)