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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o : The Language of Languages
FromBetween The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o : The Language of Languages
FromBetween The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry
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Length:
113 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today’s guest, novelist, storyteller, essayist, playwright, scholar, translator, and perennial front-runner for the Nobel Prize in Literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, is an iconic figure in postcolonial thought. His latest book, The Language of Languages, is the first book dedicated to his writings on translation and the status of African languages, globally and in Africa today, […]
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Released:
Apr 11, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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