Ngũgĩ
wa Thiong'o, a renowned
writer from Kenya, whose literary pen speaks eloquently in both English and Gikuyu,
was born on 5th of January 1938. Originally named James Thiong’o Ngugi, the prolific
writer has penned down many plays, novels, short stories and essays
- not only in the familiar English but also in Gikuyu his mother tongue.