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lways friendly and receptive, sometimes moved by awakened memories or stimulated at the prospect of talking about his past and present experiences, Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o responded to my questions on his projects as director of the International Center for Writing and Translation at the University of California, Irvine, and on his concern with the question of literature, language, and power in contemporary Africa. Conducted at the ICWT on 25 September 2003, the interview emphasized, in particular, somte of the critical responses to Ngugi's views on language and art. Ngugi spoke with enthusiasm about his coming novel, The Wizard of the Crow, written in Gikuyu and now in the process of being translated into English, and about the personal rewards coming from the results of the journal Mutiiri. Despite the controversies that often rise as a result of his reflections on the role of the African writer, Ngugi was optimistic about the present activities of the Center regarding the always conflicting relationship between dominant and marginalized languages. Last, and most important, he was visibly moved at the prospect of visiting his homeland after the many years spent in exile. |
