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Ngũgĩ wa Mirii
Kenyan playwright / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ngũgĩ wa Mirii (1951 – 2/3 May 2008) was a Kenyan-Zimbabwean playwright, social worker and teacher, most known for his play Ngaahika Ndeenda, which he co-authored with fellow Gikuyu writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o.[1] The play depicts the injustices and excesses of post-colonial Kenya, and was staged by non-intellectuals in an open-air theatre at the Kamirithu Educational and Cultural Center in Limuru.[2]
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Born | 1951 Roromo, Limuru, Kenya |
Died | 3 May 2008 Zimbabwe |
Occupation | Playwright |
Language | Gĩkũyũ language |
Nationality | Kenyan |
Alma mater | Nairobi University |
Notable works | Ngaahika Ndeenda (English: I Will Marry When I Want) |
Children | Elizabeth Wanjiku Ngũgĩ , Wangari Ngugi , John Mirii Ngugi , Peter Kiarie Ngugi and Martha Nyambura |
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