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The Intergenerational Influence of Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o

The great Kenyan author left behind one of the most iconic legacies in world literature.OkayAfricaexplores why he’s an enduring man of letters and speaks to writers he influenced.

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The NOMMO Awards Long List Spotlights The Best Of African Speculative Fiction

African authors Lauren Beukes, Abie Daré, Ewaeke Emezi, Ben Okri and more have made the 2021 Nommo Awards Long List.

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Kenyan Author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Nominated for 2021 International Booker Prize

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has become the first writer to be nominated for the prestigious International Booker Prize as both author and translator. He is also the first nominee to write in an indigenous African language.

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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.

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A Film Based on a Novel by Acclaimed Kenyan Author Ngugi wa Thiong'o Is In the Works

Nollywood director Kunle Afolayan is developing Ngugi's novel "Matigari" with Kenyan and South African filmmakers.

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How to Vote for the African Writers Longlisted for the Alternative Nobel Literature Prize

Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Nnedi Okorafor have been longlisted for the Alternative Nobel Prize and you can vote for them.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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