Remembering Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o: A Literary Giant

In memory of the late Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who recently passed away at the age of 87, the library will be honoring his remarkable legacy and literary contributions to modern African literature. Ngugi-wa-Thiongo

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, a renowned Kenyan author and scholar, is widely regarded as one of East Africa’s most influential novelists and a towering figure in African literature. He began his career writing in English before shifting to his native Gikuyu, becoming a passionate advocate for the use of African languages in literature. 

His prolific body of work includes acclaimed novels such as The River Between, as well as plays, short stories, memoirs, children's books, and essays that span both literary and social critique.

A comprehensive list of his literary works is provided below. The texts can be found in the Africana section of the Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library. 

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o Book Collection

 

TITLE

AUTHOR

CALL NUMBER

1.

The Black Hermit (1968)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45B55

2.

Weep Not Child (2014)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45W4 2014

3.

A Grain of Wheat (2002)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45G7 2002

4.

Secret Lives and Other Stories (1993) 

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45S4 1993

5.

The Wizard of the Crow: Translation from Gïküyü by the Author (2007)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45W5

6.

The Trial of Dedan Kimathi (1976)

 

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

Mugo, Micere Githae.

PR 9381.9 .N45T7

7.

The River Between (1965)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45R5

8.

Njia Panda (1974)

 

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

Somba, J.N.

ED PR 9381.9 .N45R519

9.

Devil on the Cross (1982)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45C313

10.

Petals of Blood (1977) 

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45P4

11.

The River Between (2007) 

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45R5 2007

12.

Matigari (1987)

 

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

Kikuyu Library: [AFR.] PR 9381.9 .N45M313

13.

Writers in Politics: Essays (1981)

 

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PL 8010 .N48

14.

Weep Not Child (1964)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45W4

15.

The River Between (1965)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

N/A

16.

A Grain of Wheat (2015)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

Kikuyu Library: [AFR] PR 9381.9 .N45G7 2015.

17.

Weep Not, Child (2010)

Thiong'o, Ngugi wa.

PR 9381.9 .N45W4 2010

18.

Weep Not Child (1964)

Thiong'o, Ngugi wa. 

PR 9381.9 .N45W4 1964

19.

Petals of Blood (1977)

Thiong'o, Ngugi wa. 

N/A

20.

The Trials of Dedan Kimathi (1976)

Thiong'o, Ngugi wa. 

N/A

21.

Dreams in a Time of War (2010)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45 Z469

22.

Bathi toora ya njamba nene (1984)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

On order

23.

Njamba nene na cibu kingangi (1986)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

On order

24.

Njamba nene na mbaathi i mathagu (1982)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o.

Kikuyu Library: [AFR] PL 8379 .N48 1982

25.

The Black Hermit (1968)

Ngugi wa Thiongo. 

N/A

26.

Murogi wa  kagogo Rugano ta uria rwaguuriirio (2004)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PL 8379.9 .N45M8

27.

Shetani Msalabani (1982)

Thiongo, Ngugi wa, 

PR 9381.9 .N45C319

28.

Home from Exile: George Lamming and the Colonial Situation (1970)

Ngugi wa Thiongo,

DT 1 .A4 1970 NO. 44

29.

Homecoming Essays on African and Caribbean Literature, Culture and Politics (1972)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9340 .N45

30.

Nitaolewa nikipenda: Mchezo wa  kuigiza (1982)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Mirii, Ngugi wa. Kabugi, C.M.

PR 9381.9 .N45 N4719

31.

Freiheit mit gesenktem kopf, roman (1979)

Thiong'o, Ngugi wa. 

PR 9381.9 .N45 G715

32.

A Grain of Wheat (1968)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45G7

33.

Usilie Mpenzi Wangu (1971)

Ngugi wa  Thiong'o. Somba, J.N.

PR 9381.9 .N45W419

34.

The River Between (1972)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45R5

35.

Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (1986)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PL 8010 .N58

36.

Maitu Njugira (1982)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o, 

PR 9381.9 .N45M35

37.

Visions of Africa in the Fiction of Chinua Achebe, Margaret Laurence, Elspeth Huxley, and Ngugi wa Thiong'o (1973)

 

Africa in literature. Achebe Chinua, 1930-Laurence, Margaret, 1926-Huxley, Elspeth, Joscelin Grant. Ngugi  wa Thiong'o,  1938

PR 9340 .G5

38.

Detained: A Writer's Prison Diary (1981)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

DT 435.8 .N48

39.

Ngaahika Ndeenda: Ithaako Ria Ngerekano (1980)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o, -Ngugi wa  Mirii, -

PR 9381.9 .N45 .N471

40.

Mzalendo Kimathi (1978)

 

Ngugi wa  Thiong'o. 

Ngugi wa  Mirii.

PR 9381.9 .N45T719

41.

This Time Tomorrow (1970)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

PR 9381.9 .N45T45

42.

Ngaahika Ndenda: Ithaako Ria Ngerekano (1977)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

PR 9381.9 .N45N47

43.

Caitaani Mutharabai-ni (1980)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o. 

Kikuyu Library: [AFR] PR 9381.9 .N45C3

44.

Mtawa Mweusi (1970)

Ngugi Wa Thiong'o. 

 

45.

Moving the Centre: The Struggle for Cultural Freedoms (1993)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o 

PL 8010 .N485

46.

Moving the Centre: The Struggle for Cultural Freedoms (1993)

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

PL 8010 .N485