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Margaret Ogola
Tracing four generations of Kenyan women in The River and the Source.
The River and the Source · I Swear by Apollo
- Born
- 12 June 1958
- Birthplace
- Asembo
- Died
- September 2011
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Margaret Ogola
Margaret Ogola was a Kenyan novelist and paediatrician whose fiction explored family, identity and changing social expectations.
Early life
Medical education
Qualified in medicine at the University of Nairobi in 1984 and completed specialist paediatric studies in 1990.
Career
- 1994
First novel
Published The River and the Source.
- 1995
Literary recognition
Won the Africa-region Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for best first book.
- 2012
Posthumous publication
Mandate of the People appeared after her death.
Selected work
The River and the Source
A multigenerational account of Kenyan women’s lives.
I Swear by Apollo
Fiction examining medical ethics and identity.
Place of Destiny
A novel connecting illness, poverty and opportunity.
Beyond work
Health care
Directed Cottolengo Hospice, caring for children affected by HIV and AIDS.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Additional biographical source ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: Fr Jay El Geofo. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.