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I Will Marry When I Want (African Writers Series) by Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ / translated from the Gĩkũyũ by the authors is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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This is the renowned play which was developed with Kikuyu actors at the Kamiriithu Cultural Centre at Limuru. It proved so powerful, especially in its use of song, that it was banned and was probably one of the factors leading to Ngugi's detention without trial. The original Gikuyu edition went to three printings in the first three months of publication.
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiongʼo and Ngũgĩ wa Mĩriĩ / translated from the Gĩkũyũ by the authors
- Publisher
- London ; Exter, N.M.: Heinemann
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780435902469
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (253 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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