Ngugi wa Thiong'o, a renowned Kenyan writer, passed away at the age of 87 in Atlanta after a long illness. He spent years in prison and two decades in exile due to his criticism of social injustices in post-colonial Kenya. Born in 1938, he became famous for works like 'Weep Not, Child' and 'The River Between'. He faced imprisonment in 1977 and later went into exile, returning to Kenya in 2004. His contributions to literature were recognized globally, and he was considered a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Teljes cikk (Index.hu)