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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o : The Language of Languages

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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