Gugi

Japanese: グギ

Kenyan novelist and playwright. Son of a Kikuyu farmer. After graduating from Makerere University in Uganda, he studied at the University of Leeds in the UK. He is known for his works Don't Cry, My Child (1964), which depicts the turbulent period of the Mau Mau War; A Grain of Wheat (1967), which depicts the light and shadow leading up to independence; and Petals of Blood (1977), which depicts the corruption and betrayal of black bureaucrats and the leadership after independence. After that, he abandoned English and became a Kikuyu writer. His novels include The Devil on the Cross (1980) and Matigari (1986), and his play I'll Marry You When I Want to (1980). He has also written many collections of critical essays, including Decolonization of the Mind (1981).

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Japanese:

ケニアの小説家，劇作家。キクユ族農民の子。ウガンダのマケレレ大学卒業後，イギリスのリーズ大学留学。マウマウ戦争の動乱期を描く《泣くな吾が子よ》（1964年），独立に至るまでの光と影を描く《一粒の麦》（1967年），独立後の黒人官僚，指導層の腐敗と裏切りを描く《血の花弁》（1977年）が有名。以後，英語を捨て，キクユ語作家に転身。小説に《十字架の上の悪魔》（1980年），《マティガリ》（1986年），戯曲に《したい時に結婚するわ》（1980年）。《精神の非植民地化》（1981年）など評論集多数。

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