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Jomo Kenyatta (1893–1978), Kenyan politician and writer [Gikandi & Mwangi] Justus Kiprono (2001-), Kenyan journalist and finance writer [5] Leonard Kibera (1942–1983), novelist and short story writer [Gikandi & Mwangi] [Killam & Rowe] Wanjiru Kihoro (1953–2006), journalist, writer, academic, activist; produced Kenya News in the 1980s from ...
As a result of Kenya's history, including a period where it was a former British colony, Kenyan literature concurrently belongs to several bodies of writing, including that of the Commonwealth of Nations and of Africa as a whole. [1] Most written literature is in English; some scholars consider Swahili to be marginalized in Kenyan literature. [2]
Its strong political message, and that of his play Ngaahika Ndeenda (I Will Marry When I Want), co-written with Ngũgĩ wa Mirii and also published in 1977, provoked the then Kenyan Vice-President Daniel arap Moi to order his arrest. Along with copies of his play, books by Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, and Vladimir Lenin were confiscated. [15]
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Kenyan books (1 C, 5 P) F. Kenyan fiction (3 C) M. Literary magazines published in Kenya (4 P) T. Works by Kenyan writers (2 C) W. Kenyan writers (11 C, 43 P)
Kenyan novels by writer (2 C) Pages in category "Kenyan novels" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Kenyan women novelists (14 P) Pages in category "Kenyan novelists" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
A Grain of Wheat is a historical novel written by Kenyan novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, first published as part of the influential Heinemann African Writers Series. It was written while he was studying at Leeds University [1] and first published in 1967 by Heinemann. The title is taken from the Gospel According to St. John, 12:24.