Rebeka Njau | |
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 Njau in 1965 | |
| Born | Rebeka Nyanjega 15 December 1932 Kanyariri, Kiambu County, Kenya |
| Pen name | Rebecca Njau; Marina Gashe |
| Education | Alliance Girls High School |
| Alma mater | Makerere University College |
| Notable works | The Scar (1963); Ripples in the Pool (1975); The Sacred Seed (2003) |
| Spouse | Elimo Njau (separated 1983) |
| Relatives | Binyavanga Wainaina (nephew) |
Rebeka Njau (née Nyanjega; born 15 December 1932) was Kenya's first female playwright and a pioneer in the representation of African women in literature. Her writing has addressed topics such as female genital mutilation and homosexuality. Her first novel, Ripples in the Pool (1975), appeared as number 203 in the Heinemann African Writers Series.
Her earliest works appeared under the name "Rebecca Njau", and she had also published using the pseudonym "Marina Gashe".