“PEN Made Me Return to Gĩkũyũ”| Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s Acceptance Speech at the PEN/Nabokov Award Ceremony

Congratulations to Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on being awarded the 2022 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature, one of the most prestigious honors conferred by PEN America. The award is a celebration of Ngũgĩ’s life-long contribution to world literature through his writing, advocacy for African languages, and his work as a translator. On February 28, […]