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The imperfect girl behind the story of ‘Perfect Nine’

Prof. Ngugi wa Thiong'o.

Ngugi wa Thiong’o, who turns 81 this month, returns to fiction field with a ground-breaking epic that subverts patriarchy and roots for social equity.

The New Year heralds a remarkable gift for Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s legion fans. Kenya and Africa’s esteemed author has a new work of fiction—his first in over a decade.

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