‘English Is Not More of a Language’ Writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is a self-described “language warrior.” He’s interviewed by Los Angeles-based writer Nanda Dyssou for Los Angeles Review of Books. Here are two quick highlights focusing on translation. Nanda Dyssou: I know that this is a rather broad question, but what do you hope to achieve with your writing? Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: Empowerment of African languages and all the other marginalized languages of the world. I have become a language warrior. And I love
Source: Kenya’s Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on the Politics of Translation