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December 9, 2016

PEN Atlas Q&A: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

In conversation with the prolific author, playwright and academic to mark the publication of his latest memoir, Birth of a Dream Weaver.

June 9, 2016

Jalada Africa: translating the continent

The Managing Editor of Pan-African writers’ collective Jalada Africa reflects on the significance of translation into and between African languages after publishing 30 translations of a story by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.

June 27, 2013

The Achebe I Knew

Ahead of the Africa Writes festival 2013 (5-7 July) PEN Atlas hears from African writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on his friend and mentor Chinua Achebe.