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Should African Author Ngugi wa Thiong'o Have Won The Nobel Prize For Literature?

Should African Author Ngugi wa Thiong'o Have Won The Nobel Prize For Literature?
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It's easy to see how the confusion might have arisen. Ngugi has dedicated his life to describing, satirising and destabilising the corridors of power. As I sat mentally congratulating the Peruvian novelist I began to wonder what it would have meant for those of us working in the field of African literature if yesterday's announcement had taken a different turn ...

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