Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ

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Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ (born 1970s) is a Kenyan writer, who has lived and worked in Eritrea, Zimbabwe and Finland. She is the founder and former director of the Helsinki African Film Festival (HAFF).[1] Also a political analyst, she is a member of the editorial board of Matatu: Journal for African Literature and Culture and Society, and has been a columnist for the Finnish development magazine Maailman Kuvalehti. Among journals and newspapers in which her work has appeared are The Herald (Zimbabwe), The Daily Nation & Business Daily, Pambazuka News and Chimurenga.[2] She is the author of a novel published in 2014 and a contributor to anthologies including New Daughters of Africa (2019, edited by Margaret Busby), Nairobi Noir (2020, edited by Peter Kimani).[3]

Biography[]

Wanjiku wa Ngũgĩ was born in Kenya into a family of writers that includes her father, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, and her brother Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ.[2] She studied for a BA in political science and sociology at New York University[4][5] and holds an MFA from the University of Houston.[6] She later worked as an editor for the American publishing house Africa World Press.

She has written plays and short stories,[7] and her first novel The Fall of Saints was published by Atria Books in 2014.[8] Her second novel, Seasons in Hippoland, was announced for publication by Seagull Press in 2021.[9]

Works[]

  • The Fall of Saints, Atria Books, 2014. ISBN 9781476714936
  • Seasons of Hippoland, Seagull Press, 2021. ISBN 9780857428943[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Shepperd, Joye (29 May 2015). "An Interview with Wanjiku wa Ngugi". Washington Independent Review of Books. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "5 Things You Didn't Know About Author Wanjiku Wa Ngugi". KenyanVibe. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ^ "News". Wanjiku wa Ngugi. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Wanjiku Wa Ngugi". SixDegrees. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ^ Kimani, Peter; Kiundu Waweru (6 June 2015). "Return of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o with his writing children". The Standard. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  6. ^ "About". Wanjiku wa Ngugi. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Wanjiku wa Ngugi puts together what she sees and smells". Business Daily. 18 September 2014.
  8. ^ "The Fall of Saints". Simon & Schuster.
  9. ^ Edoro, Ainehi (15 April 2021). "Wanjikũ Wa Ngũgĩ's New Book is Titled Seasons of Hippoland". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Seasons in Hippoland". University of Chicago Press | Books. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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