Background
Marjorie Macgoye was born on October 21, 1928, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom into a working-class family. She was the daughter of Richard King and Phyllis (Woolcott) King, who was a teacher.
Egham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye studied English at the Royal Holloway College, University of London.
London, England, United Kingdom
In 1953 Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye gained a Master of Arts degree in English at Birkbeck College, University of London.
M.GVassanji and Marjorie Oludhe-Mcgoye at the Michael Joseph Centre in Nairobi.
Egham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye studied English at the Royal Holloway College, University of London.
London, England, United Kingdom
In 1953 Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye gained a Master of Arts degree in English at Birkbeck College, University of London.
M.GVassanji and Marjorie Oludhe-Mcgoye at the Michael Joseph Centre in Nairobi.
https://www.amazon.com/Nyarloka-Other-Marjorie-Oludhe-Macgoye/dp/0195724410/?tag=2022091-20
1977
(At the age of sixteen, Paulina leaves her small village i...)
At the age of sixteen, Paulina leaves her small village in western Kenya to join her new husband, Martin, in the bustling city of Nairobi. It is 1956, and Kenya is in the final days of the "Emergency," as the British seek to suppress violent anti-colonial revolts. But Paulina knows little about, about city life, or about marriage, and Martin’s clumsy attempts to control her soon lead to a relationship filled with silences, misunderstandings, and unfulfilled expectations. Soon Paulina’s inability to bear a child effectively banishes her from the confines of traditional women’s roles. As her country at last moves toward independence, Paulina manages to achieve a kind of independence as well: She accepts a job that will require her to live separately from her husband, and she has an affair that leads to the birth of her first child. But Paulina’s hard-won contentment will be shattered when Kenya’s turbulent history intrudes into her private life, bringing with it tragedy — and a new test of her quiet courage and determination.
https://www.amazon.com/Coming-Birth-Women-Writing-Africa/dp/1558612491/?tag=2022091-20
1986
https://www.amazon.com/story-Kenya-nation-making/dp/0195725530/?tag=2022091-20
1986
(This contemporary African classic tells the story of seve...)
This contemporary African classic tells the story of seven unforgettable Kenyan women as it traces more than sixty years of turbulent national history. Like their country, this group of old women is divided by ethnicity, language, class, and religion. But around the charcoal fire at the Refuge, the old-age home they share in Nairobi, they uncover the hidden personal histories that connect them as women: stories of their struggles for self-determination; of conflict, violence, and loss, but also of survival. Each woman has found her way to the Refuge because of a devastating life experience — the loss of family and security to revolution, emigration, or poverty. But as they reflect upon their tragedies, they also become aware of the community they have formed — a community of collective history, strength, humor, and affection. And they learn that they are more connected than they know, as the murder of a student in the neighborhood reveals how their lives have intersected across generations, how securely the past is tied to the present — and to the future — of their young nation.
https://www.amazon.com/Present-Moment-Women-Writing-Africa/dp/1558612483/?tag=2022091-20
1987
(This book tells about the life and times of the desolate ...)
This book tells about the life and times of the desolate in Kenyan society, striving for survival in a callous world.
https://www.amazon.com/Street-Life-Secondary-Readers-8/dp/9966463623/?tag=2022091-20
1987
(Two women, one white and one black, brought together by f...)
Two women, one white and one black, brought together by fate and common experiences, reminisce about a past spanning the colonial period, the heady independence and anti-climatic post-independence days. Through the story of the widow of a colonial settler, and her African maid and companion, she deals with the conflicts between black and white, and young and old.
https://www.amazon.com/Homing-Sparrow-Reader-Marjorie-Macgoye/dp/9966465472/?tag=2022091-20
1994
https://www.amazon.com/library-fiction-Marjorie-Oludhe-Macgoye/dp/9966469931/?tag=2022091-20
1997
(In 1903, the British offered Uasin Gishu in Kenya as a Na...)
In 1903, the British offered Uasin Gishu in Kenya as a National Home for Jews escaping persecution in Eastern Europe. However, this was never put into effect. This novel explores the feelings of the time and the experiences of an ordinary Jewish settler family. It also focuses on the impact that international events and racial attitudes throughout the Twentieth Century had on East Africa. A character conjectures how differently things might have turned out if desperate refugees, instead of Afrikaner trekkers and English officers, had been established around Farm 64.
https://www.amazon.com/Called-Kishinev-Marjorie-Oludhe-Macgoye-ebook/dp/B01JMEEIK2/?tag=2022091-20
2005
(Creative Writing In Prose is centered on novel writing bu...)
Creative Writing In Prose is centered on novel writing but touches on other prose forms. It covers the process from the germination of the story to the submission of the manuscript for publication. Plot, narrative methods, the recording of dialogue and the subtle relationship between story and theme are all examined.
https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Writing-Marjorie-Oludhe-Macgoye/dp/9966846832/?tag=2022091-20
2009
Marjorie Macgoye was born on October 21, 1928, in Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom into a working-class family. She was the daughter of Richard King and Phyllis (Woolcott) King, who was a teacher.
Marjorie Macgoye completed her secondary education in 1945 and went to Royal Holloway College, University of London, to study English. After graduating, she worked at Foyles bookshop in London. In 1953 she gained a Master of Arts degree in English at Birkbeck College, University of London.
In 1954 Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye immigrated to Kenya, at the height of colonial conflict and during the state of emergency, to work as a as a missionary bookseller at the CMS bookshop in Nairobi. Besides managing the bookshop, she participated in literacy projects for Africans. She frequently went to Remand Prison in Nairobi to give out Christian literature to the female prisoners, where Marjorie met her future husband. After marriage, the family spent the later part of the 1960s in Kisumu, where Marjorie took up teaching.
Living in western Kenya allowed her to immerse herself in the life of her husband’s extended family and the Luo community to which he belonged, and she learned the language, history and traditions of the people. In 1971, Marjorie accepted a job running the university bookshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where she moved with her children, while her husband remained in Kenya. On her return to Kenya in 1975 she became the manager of the SJ Moore Bookshop. While there, she organised literary readings and workshops for Kenyan and east African writers. After 1983, she concentrated entirely on writing. Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye died on December 1, 2015, at her home in Nairobi.
(Two women, one white and one black, brought together by f...)
1994(This contemporary African classic tells the story of seve...)
1987(At the age of sixteen, Paulina leaves her small village i...)
1986(This book tells about the life and times of the desolate ...)
1987(In 1903, the British offered Uasin Gishu in Kenya as a Na...)
2005(Creative Writing In Prose is centered on novel writing bu...)
2009In 1960 Marjorie King married Daniel Oludhe Macgoye, a Kenyan medical officer. They had four children: Phyllis, George, Francis and Lawrence.
