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iamBullivant<p>The Guardian (podcast): "From the archive: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: three days with a giant of African literature"</p><p>A thought-provoking meditation on language and identity.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2025/jun/11/from-the-archive-ngugi-wa-thiongo-three-days-with-a-giant-of-african-literature-podcast" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/news/audio/202</span><span class="invisible">5/jun/11/from-the-archive-ngugi-wa-thiongo-three-days-with-a-giant-of-african-literature-podcast</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/NativeLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NativeLanguages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9WaThiongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NgũgĩWaThiongo</span></a></p>
iamBullivant<p>"Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87. The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English."</p><p>I'd be interested in reading his work. But it would have to be in translation which would somewhat undermine the point of his stance towards literature and empire. Oh, the complexities of the legacy of imperialism.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce999kwxn1ro" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce999k</span><span class="invisible">wxn1ro</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AfricanLiterature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AfricanLiterature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenya</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Ng%C5%A9g%C4%A9WaThiongO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NgũgĩWaThiongO</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Imperialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Imperialism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Empire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Empire</span></a></p>
Alberto Chimal<p>Ah, qué triste noticia: murió el gran <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/escritor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>escritor</span></a> keniano Ngugi wa Thiong'o.<br><a href="https://www.infobae.com/cultura/2025/05/28/murio-ngugi-wa-thiongo-uno-de-los-escritores-mas-influyentes-de-la-literatura-africana/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">infobae.com/cultura/2025/05/28</span><span class="invisible">/murio-ngugi-wa-thiongo-uno-de-los-escritores-mas-influyentes-de-la-literatura-africana/</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/NgugiWaThiongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NgugiWaThiongo</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/escritores" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>escritores</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/libros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libros</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/obituario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obituario</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/librosrecomendados" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>librosrecomendados</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/novelas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>novelas</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/novela" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>novela</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenya</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/literatura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literatura</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/literaverso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literaverso</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.mx/tags/libroverso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libroverso</span></a></p>
Joyce Lionarons<p>A truly great writer has died. May he rest in peace.<br><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/NgugiWaThiongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NgugiWaThiongo</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/28/ngugi-wa-thiongo-kenyan-writer-dies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/books/2025/may</span><span class="invisible">/28/ngugi-wa-thiongo-kenyan-writer-dies</span></a></p>
Bookwormlit<p>Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: The Language of Languages: Reflections on Translation</p><p>"Through his many critically acclaimed novels, stories, essays, plays, and memoirs, Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has been at the forefront of world literature for decades. He has also been, in his own words, “a language warrior,” fighting for indigenous African languages to find their rightful place in the literary world."</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NgugiWaThiongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NgugiWaThiongo</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/African" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>African</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Translation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Translation</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Languages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Languages</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Literature</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenya</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a></p>
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