Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Ngugi Wa Thio'ngo-Book Launch!


Ngugi Wa Thio'ngo, The world renowned author of "The petals of Blood","The River between","Ngaahika Ndeeda" among other notable collections and writtings, launched his latest book "Wizard of the crow" ;an english translation and version of his vernacular hit"Murogi wa Kagogo" at the University of Nairobi ,Taifa Hall ,on monday .

He also gave a public lecture at the same venue.

This latest novel."wizard of the crow" was rated among 2006 top books in Europe and the US.
Time magazine's Europe edition, which reviewed the best books in Africa, Europe and the Middle East, placed Wizard of the Crow at No 3 in the survey, in which Welsh writer Jan Morris's Hav and Carmen Callil's Bad Faith: A Forgotten History of Family and Fatherland were the top two.

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