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    ngugi wa thiong’o Stories

    Veteran Kenyan Writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has Been Snubbed Again for this Year's Nobel Literature Prize
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    10 October 2019

    Veteran Kenyan Writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has Been Snubbed Again for this Year's Nobel Literature Prize

    The 2018 and 2019 prizes have been awarded to Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austrian author Peter Handke respectively.

    Language is Never Neutral
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    06 March 2018

    Language is Never Neutral

    Language can be an explosive device or a tool of liberation and that's why we must stay vigilant about how it's used.

    Ngugi wa Thiong'o Snubbed of the Nobel Prize for Literature
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    14 October 2016

    Ngugi wa Thiong'o Snubbed of the Nobel Prize for Literature

    Kenyans on Twitter were not happy about Bob Dylan winning the Nobel Prize for Literature over Ngugi wa Thiong'o.

    Solange Claps Back at Commenter Who Questioned Why Her Son Speaks French Instead of an African Language
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    26 May 2016

    Solange Claps Back at Commenter Who Questioned Why Her Son Speaks French Instead of an African Language

    An exchange between singer-songwriter Solange and an Internet troll underscores a larger debate within African literary circles.

    The Side Eye: Nobel Prize Woes, Mugabe's Threads, Contestants Eat Live Crabs and More
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