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"As an African and a Black person, I feel that I
have a duty to love all the places I call home. Love need not always be pleasant—it can be demanding, defensive, angry
and wrong. But it always wants to build, not destroy."
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NOVELIST. POET. ACTIVIST. SCHOLAR.
Mukoma Wa Ngugi is an Assistant
Professor of English at Cornell University and the author of the novels Black
Star Nairobi and Nairobi
Heat. A novel, Mrs. Shaw, and a collection of poems, Hunting Words with my Father, are forthcoming in 2015. He is the co-founder of the Mabati-Cornell Prize for African Literature and co-director of the Global South Project.
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BLACK STAR NAIROBI
“Ngugi’s ability to weave a complex narrative, which connects crime and racial tensions in the US to an in-depth knowledge of Kenya and its nuances, to Rwanda and its genocide past within this African crime thriller, is nothing but the work of a genius craftsman and wordsmith.” --New African Magazine |
NAIROBI HEAT
"Nairobi Heat takes us to Kenya with a refreshing authority... Besides the usual fun and thrill of crime novels, what makes the book a delicious read is that it’s also packed with engaged and relevant social commentary." --The New York Times |
MRS. SHAW
“Mukoma Wa Ngugi is a deft, poised storyteller who has mastered the art of sweeping up the reader. From the first page of Mrs. Shaw I found myself hooked, in awe, riveted. Here's a sad, fripping and highly entertaining romp of a novel.” --Okey Ndibe, author of Foreign Gods, Inc. and Arrows of Rain FORTHCOMING IN JUNE 2015 |
video
Mukoma Wa Ngugi reads from his work and discusses contemporary African literature at the Library of Congress, part of the series of Conversations with African Poets and Writers.
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upcoming events
JANUARY 2015
MARCH 2015 Black Star Nairobi - German translation book tour
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