The condition of women in a nation is the real measure of i… - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

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The condition of women in a nation is the real measure of its progress.

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

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About Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (5 January 1938 – 28 May 2025) was a Kenyan author of fiction and nonfiction. He used to publish in the English language but later primarily wrote in his native language of Gikuyu. He often wrote on topics regarding colonialism, language, and theatre.

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Alternative Names: James Ngugi • James Thiong'o Ngugi • Ngugi wa Thiong'o • Ngugi wa Thiongo

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Stories, like food, lose their flavor if cooked in a hurry.

As for carrying a gun for the whiteman, well, a time will come when you too will know that every man in the world is alone, and fights alone, to live.”

In any case how many took the oath and are now licking the toes of the whiteman?No, you take an oath to confirm a choice already made. The decision to lay or not lay your life for the people lies in the heart. The oath is the water sprinkled on a man's head at baptism.

The condition of women in a nation is the real measure of its progress. - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

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