This is sad. I hope he recovers soon as well. Thanks Malik. These books are must-reads. Soffie -----Original Message----- From: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:23 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: NGUGI WA THIONGO ATTACKED AT HOME Ngugi Wa Thiongo a writer and political critic was attacked at his home in Nairobi by some thugs who used cigarettes to burn him, he is currently admitted in hospital. Hope he recovers soon, he is one of the bright stars of Africa. RECOMENDE READING OF HIS BOOKS: PETALS OF BLOOD. I WILL MARRY WHEN I WANT BARREL OF A PEN. DECOLONISATION OF THE MIND. THE RIVER BETWEEN DEVILS ON THE CROSS- A CLASSIC SATIRE, A MUST READ!!! _________________________________________________________________ Want to block unwanted pop-ups? Download the free MSN Toolbar now! http://toolbar.msn.co.uk/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~