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Charity Waciuma

Kenyan writer · Kenya · On the map · Writers · Born 1936 · age 90

Charity Waciuma is a Kenyan writer, who wrote several novels for adolescents and an autobiographical novel, Daughter of Mumbi (1969). Her work draws on Kikuyu legends and storytelling traditions. In the 1960s Waciuma and Grace Ogot became the first Kenyan women writers to be published in English.

Charity Waciuma is read about 2 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026

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Country
Kenya
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1936 · age 90