I Will Marry When I Want

I Will Marry When I Want by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Ngũgĩ wa Mirii

This is the renowned play which was developed with Kikuyu actors at the Kamiriithu Cultural Centre at Limuru. It proved so powerful, especially in its use of song, that it was banned and was probably one of the factors leading to Ngugi’s detention without trial. The original Gikuyu edition went to three printings in the first three months of publication.