What is the difference between a politician who says Africa… - Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

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What is the difference between a politician who says Africa cannot do without imperialism and the writer who says Africa cannot do without European languages?

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Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (5 January 1938 – 28 May 2025) was a Kenyan author of fiction and nonfiction. He used to publish in the English language but later primarily wrote in his native language of Gikuyu. He often wrote on topics regarding colonialism, language, and theatre.

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Alternative Names: James Ngugi • James Thiong'o Ngugi • Ngugi wa Thiong'o • Ngugi wa Thiongo

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for I had reached a point in my life when I came to view words differently. A closer look at language could reveal the secret of life.

Written words can also sing.

Gatuĩria was at least aware that the slavery of language is the slavery of the mind and nothing to be proud of."

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