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The author of Marijuana Girl has been a mystery for decades, ever since the book was written in 1951, but thanks to the son of the author, it can now be revealed that the author is Robert Campbell Bragg.

NEWS-FINANCE -QUOTE-EDUCATIONAL AND MOTIVATIONAL In the 1930s, it was common for British missionaries to change the names of African school pupils to biblical names. The change wasn’t “just for school” – it was intended to be for ever. So Ngũgĩ became James and my father, Mohamed, became Moses. While many students retained their new names throughout their lives, Ngũgĩ and my father changed…

UC Irvine professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o a favorite again to win the Nobel Prize for literature – Orange County Register

[ad_1] Bob Dylan took the prize last year. UC Irvine professor Ngugi wa Thiong’o was among the betting favorites – yes, Ladbrokes lists the odds – for the Nobel Prize for literature. But the American singer/songwriter/poet received the honor to the delight of his fans and consternation of many who did not appreciate his apparent disregard for the prize’s traditions. Now the 2017 prize is…

#LeMonde: “Will Ngugi Wa Thiong'o be the next Nobel of literature? “

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The Kenyan author is usually approached to obtain the supreme distinction. His works methods to lastly be translated into French, we declares our chronicler.

                                     <img width="768" data-lazyload="false" src="http://img.lemde.fr/2017/09/20/28/0/640/320/768/0/60/0/b3ed91e_6203-18yormg.i4akocg14i.jpg" alt=" The Kenyan author of Kikuyu and English language Ngugi…

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, The River Between