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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo Books in Order (28 Book Series)

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo has written a series of 28 books. Here, you can see them all in order! (plus the year each book was published)

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Last Updated: Monday 1 Jan, 2024

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    Total: 28 books
    1. 1
      Weep Not, Child

      Weep Not, Child

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1964
    2. 2
      The River Between

      The River Between

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1965
    3. 3
      A Grain of Wheat

      A Grain of Wheat

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1967
    4. 4
      Homecoming

      Homecoming

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1972
    5. 5
      Petals of Blood

      Petals of Blood

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1977
    6. 6
      Devil on the Cross

      Devil on the Cross

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1980
    7. 7
      Detained

      Detained

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1981
    8. 8
      Decolonising the Mind

      Decolonising the Mind

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1981
    9. 9
      Writers in Politics

      Writers in Politics

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1981
    10. 10
      Barrel of a Pen

      Barrel of a Pen

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1983
    11. 11
      Njamba Nene and the flying bus

      Njamba Nene and the flying bus

      Adventures of Njamba Nene, Book 1

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1986
    12. 12
      Njama Nene's Pistol

      Njama Nene's Pistol

      Adventures of Njamba Nene, Book 2

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1986
    13. 13
      Matigari

      Matigari

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1986
    14. 14
      Writing Against Neocolonialism

      Writing Against Neocolonialism

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1986
    15. 15
      Moving the Centre

      Moving the Centre

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1993
    16. 16
      Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams

      Penpoints, Gunpoints, and Dreams

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      1998
    17. 17
      Wizard of the Crow

      Wizard of the Crow

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2004
    18. 18
      Dreams in a Time of War

      Dreams in a Time of War

      Memoirs, Book 1

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2005
    19. 19
      Ngugi Wa Thiong'o Speaks

      Ngugi Wa Thiong'o Speaks

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2005
    20. 20
      Something Torn and New

      Something Torn and New

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2009
    21. 21
      In the House of the Interpreter

      In the House of the Interpreter

      Memoirs, Book 2

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2012
    22. 22
      Globalectics

      Globalectics

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2012
    23. 23
      In the Name of the Mother

      In the Name of the Mother

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2013
    24. 24
      Secure the Base

      Secure the Base

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2015
    25. 25
      Birth of a Dream Weaver

      Birth of a Dream Weaver

      Memoirs, Book 3

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2016
    26. 26
      The Perfect Nine

      The Perfect Nine

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2018
    27. 27
      Wrestling with the Devil

      Wrestling with the Devil

      A Prison Memoir

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2018
    28. 28
      The Language of Languages

      The Language of Languages

      Ngũgĩ wa Thiongo

      2022

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