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Ngugi about accepting a prize in Gikuyu
Kenyan writer, poet and playwright Ngugi wa Thiong'o accepted the prestigious Catalonia International literary Prize in his Gikuyu. It sparked a conversation on the hierarchy of languages. He's been talking to the 麻豆社's Audrey Brown, he started by talking about the response that followed on social media.
(Photo: Kenyan writer, poet and playwright Ngugi wa Thiong'o. Credit: Getty Images)
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