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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Kenyan literary giant who fought colonialism, dies at 87

Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong

The Kenyan author championed local African languages and was imprisoned for his work. His name was often mentioned in discussions about the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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