Theater video tags: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o at the African Literature Festival

Caption: 

“In Kenya, we have many peoples who make up the Kenyan nation. Please note: I am not using the word tribe. I do not use the word tribe to describe anybody.” In this African Literature Festival video, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o speaks with hosts Samuel Ndogo and Mingqing Yuan about writing his first novel in verse, The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi (New Press, 2020), which is featured in Page One in the November/December issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.

Genre: 
Fiction
Tags: 
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi
African Literature Festival
New Press
2020
Page One
November/December 2020

How to Keep Writing

Caption: 

“Be very patient, even patient with chaos,” Lydia Davis advises writers in this compilation of interviews by Louisiana Channel. Seasoned writers from around the world, including Alaa Al Aswany, Umberto Eco, Richard Ford, Patti Smith, and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, also offer their thoughts on how to keep writing.

Genre: 
Poetry
Fiction
Creative Nonfiction
Cross-Genre
Tags: 
Louisiana Channel
Kjell Askildsen
Alaa Al Aswany
Lydia Davis
Umberto Eco
Richard Ford
Jonathan Franzen
Lars Norén
Sjón
Patti Smith
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
Herbjørg Wassmo
2016
writing advice

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Favored to Win the Nobel Prize

Caption: 

The Guardian reports that Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has become a favorite for the Nobel Prize in literature, which will be announced later this week. In this Granta interview, the author discusses his early life and his latest book, Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir, published this year.

Genre: 
Creative Nonfiction
Tags: 
interview
Granta
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o
The Guardian
Dreams in a Time of War: A Childhood Memoir
Ellah Allfrey
Subscribe to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o