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Quote by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

“What is translated from English and into English - and in what quantities - is a question of power.”

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Ngugi wa Thiong'o, born on January 5, 1938, is a renowned Kenyan writer, scholar, and activist. His works focus on the themes of anti-colonialism and African cultural identity, and are beloved by African readers. more

“Another phenomenon developing in Kenya is ethnic cleansing - and that's the thing that has made me very sad. Because some people will use the cover of the problems of rigged elections to do things that are unacceptable like ethnic cleansing and displacement of people. It's completely unacceptable.”

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“There is no way we can survive as a nation in the world without finding unity.”

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“What's good about writing is that when you write novels or fiction, people can see that the problems in one region are similar to problems in another region.”

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“If a novel is written in a certain language with certain characters from a particular community and the story is very good or illuminating, then that work is translated into the language of another community - then they begin to see through their language that the problems described there are the same as the problems they are having. They can identify with characters from another language group.”

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“We can appreciate each other's languages. And the question of being uncomfortable about our languages would go away.”

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“Any writer likes to be near the area which is the location of his work.”

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“Of course it's very, very important for me to feel Kenya, to feel, every day, this is where images come from. So to be taken away from that by political pressure or other means - one is taken away from the area, which is the basis of inspiration - is difficult.”

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“I'm writing for those people in Kenya, but in Irvine and in New York.”

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“I'm more trying to connect; I'm more listening to people. Whatever I get is very meaningful to me.”

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