Maina Wa Kinyatti
Maina Wa Kinyatti
| Ein sex anaa gender | male  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Kenya |
| Ein date of birth | 4 April 1944, 1944 |
| Ein occupation | historian, academic |
| Award e receive | PEN Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award |
Maina wa Kinyatti be Kenyan Marxist historian den former political prisoner under Daniel arap Moi ein dictatorship. Na dem consider am de foremost researcher for de Mau Mau insyd Kenya, one of de primary reasons wey na dem arrest den imprison Kinyatti.[1] After dem release am from prison for 17 October 1988 (after he serve six den a half years, mostly for solitary confinement insyd), he flee de country go Tanzania, na he dey fear a re-arrest by Moi ein government. After a month insyd Dar es Salaam, na dem force Kinyatti nake he apply for political asylum insyd de US.[2] Na dem award Kinyatti de PEN Freedom to Write Award insyd 1988.[3]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "African Books Collective: Dedan Kĩmathi Speaks". www.africanbookscollective.com. Retrieved 2020-05-24.
- ↑ Kenya: A Prison Diary. Maina wa Kinyatti. BookSurge Press. 2009.
- ↑ "Freedom to Write - PEN American Center". Archived from the original on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-15.
Bibliography
[edit | edit source]- Thunder from the Mountains: Poems and Songs from the Mau Mau
- Mau Mau: A Revolution Betrayed
- Kenya's Freedom Struggle: The Dedan Kimathi Papers
- Kenya: A Prison Notebook
- Mother Kenya: Letters From Prison 1982–1988
- A Season of Blood: Poems from Kenyan prisons