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Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o

This person wrote the book, In The House of The Interpreter.

Ngũgĩ’s Mother

This person, related to Ngũgĩ, often cooked him fire roasted potatoes when he visited.

Good Wallace

This Mau Mau Guerilla fighter is Ngũgĩ’s brother.

Charity

This person is married to Ngũgĩ’s brother and was arrested around Christmas.

Kenneth Mbugwa

This person is Ngũgĩ’s friend from primary school, with whom Ngũgĩ would often get into debates.

Njoki

This person is Ngũgĩ’s sister, who sometimes worked at a European tea estate.

Edward Carey Francis

This person was the Principal of Alliance High School while the author attended.

E.K.

This person was part of the author's three-person cabal, which disbanded soon after discovering he impregnated a young woman whom he did not intend to marry.

Andrew Brockett

This person is the...

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