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For those who are not familiar with the works of the deceased Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o – the famous writer, thinker and supporter of Kenya, and the defender of the African languages - Below is a complete list of his works published in several genres, as completed by reading through Nigeria (Ran), an initiative to promote the book of the company of young Nigerian writers (Synw Global).
Novels
*Weep no, Child (1964), ISBN 978-0143026242
*The river between (1965), ISBN 0-435-90548-1
*A Grain of Wheat (1967, revised 1992), ISBN 0-14-118699-2
*Petals of Blood (1977), ISBN 0-14-118702-6
*Caitaani Mutharaba -i (Devil on the cross, 1980)
*Matigari but njourungi (matigari, trans. By wangui wa goro, 1989), isbn 0-435-90546-5
*Mũogi Wa Kagogo (Wizard of the Crow, 2006), ISBN 9966-25-162-6
*The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbre (2020)
Stories collections
*A meeting in The Dark (1974)
*Secret Lives and Other Stories (1976, reprinted in 1992), ISBN 0-435-90975-4
*Minutes of glory and other stories (2019)
Play
*The Black Hermit (1963)
*This time tomorrow (1970) – Includes: “The Rebels”, “The Wound in the Heart” and The Title Play
*The process of Dedan Kimathi (1976, with Micere Githae Mugo and Njaka), ISBN 0-435-90191-5 / 0-949932-45-0
*Ngaahika ndenda: ithaako ria ngerekano (I will marry when I want, 1977, 1982, with ngũgĩ wondi mirii)
*Mother, sing for me (1986)
Memoirs
*Prisoner: a prison diary writer (1981)
*Dreams in A Time of War: A Childhood Memoir (2010), ISBN 978-1-84655-377-6
*In The House of the Interpr: a Memoir (2012), ISBN 978-0-30790-769-1
*Birth of A Dream Weaver: A Memoir of a Writer’s Awakening (2016), ISBN 978-1-62097-240-3
*Wrestling with the Devil: A Prison Memoir (2018)
Essays and other non -fiction
*Homecoming: Essays on African and Caribbean Literature, Culture and Politics (1972), ISBN 978-0-435-18580-0
*Education for a National Culture (1981)
*Barrel of a pen: Resistance to repression in neo-colonial Kenya (1983)
*Writing against neo-colonialism (1986)
*Decolonization of the mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature (1986), ISBN 978-085255019
*Moving the Center: The SCRUGK FOR CULTLAL FREEDOMS (1993), ISBN 978-085255309
*Penpoints, armed points and dreams: the performance of literature and power in post-colonial Africa (1998), ISBN 0-19-818390-9
*Something torn and new: an African *Renaissance (2009), ISBN 978-0-465-00946-6
*Globaltics: Theory and the Politics of Knowing (2012), ISBN 978-0231159517
*Secure the base: make Africa visible in the globe (2016), ISBN 978-0857423139
*The Language of Languages (2023), ISBN 978-1-80309-071-9
Books for children
*Njamba Nene and The Flying Bus (1986), Trans. by wangui wa goro (njamba nene na mbathi i mathagu)
*Njamba Nene and The Cruel Chief (1988), Trans. By Wangi Wa Goro (Njamba Nene Na Chibu King’ang’ii)
*Njamba Nene’s Pistol (1990) (Batiteora Ya Njamba Nene), ISBN 0-86543-081-0
*The Upright Revolution: O Why Human Walk Upright (2019), ISBN 9780857426475
Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o remains one of the best -revered literary figures in Africa. His works transcend boundaries, languages and generations, offering information on colonial and post-colonial Africa, while supporting indigenous identity, linguistic pride and cultural sovereignty.
