Quote of the day
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
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)








