She was a poet, novelist, and a missionary bookseller. She studied at the University of London for both her bachelor and master's degree.
21.10.1928 – 1.12.2015. Marjorie Phyllis Oludhe Macgoye, also known as 'the mother of Kenyan literature', was a poet, and novelist. She was born in Southampton, ...
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
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Marjorie Phyllis Oludhe Macgoye was born in Southampton, England, but immigrated to Kenya soon after Kenya became independent. She was a poet, novelist, and a missionary bookseller. She studied at the University of London for both her bachelor and... Wikipedia
Born: 1928, Southampton, United Kingdom
Died: December 1, 2015 (age 87 years), Nairobi, Kenya
Children: George MacGoye, Francis Oludhe, Phyllis Oludhe, and more
Education: Royal Holloway
Nationality: Kenyan
Notable awards: Sinclair Prize
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Dec 31, 2015 ˇ The British-born Kenyan writer Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye, who has died aged 87, told the story of her adopted country through novels about its ...
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Kenyan writer Marjorie Macgoye deftly interweaves the story of one young woman's tumultuous coming of age with the history of a nation emerging from ...
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Jan 11, 2007 ˇ The novel primarily tells the story of Paulina, a young Luo woman who is sent from her village to Nairobi to live with her husband, Martin.