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Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment; cares I knew not, and cared naught about them. I purchased excellent and beautiful horses, visited all such neighbors as I found congenial spirits, and was as happy as happy could be.
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Born: January 5, 1938
Died: May 28, 2025 (aged 87)
Bio: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was a Kenyan author and academic, who has been described as East Africa's leading novelist and an important figure in modern African literature.
Known for:
- Weep Not, Child (1964)
- Wizard of the Crow: A Novel (2006)
- The River Between (1965)
- A Grain of Wheat (1967)
- Petals of Blood (1977)








