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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:active_years
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gptkb:1964
1960s-present
present
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gptkbp:advocates_for
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gptkb:organization
Social justice
Language rights
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkb:University_of_Nairobi
Kenyatta University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Noma_Award_for_Publishing_in_Africa
gptkb:The_2018_Nonino_International_Prize_for_Literature
gptkb:Ngugi_wa_Thiong'o_Prize_for_Literature
gptkb:Lotus_Prize_for_Literature
Literature Prize from the African Studies Association
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1938-01-05
January 5, 1938
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Kamiriithu,_Kenya
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Wambui_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Wangari_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Wanjiru_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Nduku_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Muthoni_wa_Thiong'o
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Mugumo_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Wambui_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Wangari_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Wanjiku_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Nduku_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Wangui_wa_Thiong'o
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Makerere_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:Theatre_of_the_Oppressed
gptkb:Kamiriithu_Community_Education_and_Cultural_Centre
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:Historical_Society
gptkb:High_School
gptkb:novel
gptkb:play
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ngugi wa Thiong'o
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Tsitsi_Dangarembga
gptkb:Chimamanda_Ngozi_Adichie
gptkb:Bessie_Head
African literature
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Chinua_Achebe
gptkb:James_Ngugi
gptkb:James_Baldwin
gptkb:Frantz_Fanon
gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkb:Karl_Marx
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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Literary criticism
Political activism
Cultural criticism
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gptkbp:known_for
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Political activism
Cultural criticism
Post-colonial literature
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Gikuyu
English
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gptkbp:nationality
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Kenyan
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ Decolonizing the mind is a process.”
“ Language is the carrier of culture.”
“ The writer is a teacher.”
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:A_Grain_of_Wheat
gptkb:Petals_of_Blood
gptkb:Weep_Not,_Child
gptkb:The_Wizard_of_the_Crow
gptkb:Devil_on_the_Cross
gptkb:Decolonising_the_Mind
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Author
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Educational_Institution
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gptkbp:political_position
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gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Kenya
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Njeri_wa_Thiong'o
gptkb:Njeeri_wa_Thiong'o
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:language
gptkb:Colonialism
Social Justice
Post-colonialism
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.ngugiwa Thiongo.com
http://www.ngugiwa Thiongo.com
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:The_Return
gptkb:The_Devil_on_the_Cross
gptkb:Decolonising_the_Mind
gptkb:The_Black_Hermit
gptkb:The_Perfect_Nine
gptkb:The_Trial_of_Dedan_Kimathi
gptkb:A_Meeting_in_the_Dark
Birth of a Dream Weaver
Globalectics
Something Torn and New
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:award
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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