For me, being in prison writing in an African language was a way of saying: "Even if you put me in prison, I will keep on writing in the language which made you put me in prison." Ngugi wa Thiong'o More Quotes by Ngugi wa Thiong'o More Quotes From Ngugi wa Thiong'o It was a revelation for me, in a practical sense, that you could write in an African language and still reach an audience beyond that language through the art of translation. Ngugi wa Thiong'o language writing art What is translated from English and into English - and in what quantities - is a question of power. Ngugi wa Thiong'o quantity The Bible affects everybody's life who is a Christian, from the middle class in Europe to the peasant in Africa and Asia. The Bible has affected their lives, but in translation, since they do not read the Bible in the original Greek or Hebrew. Ngugi wa Thiong'o christian class europe People went to war as a result of it and even today, every Sunday, the Bible in translation is being read to thousands and thousands in Africa. It is an integral part of their functioning and the way they look at the world. Ngugi wa Thiong'o sunday war people Through the act of translation we break out of linguistic confinement and reach many other communities. Ngugi wa Thiong'o confinement break-out community I'm writing for those people in Kenya, but in Irvine and in New York. Ngugi wa Thiong'o new-york writing people Of course it's very, very important for me to feel Kenya, to feel, every day, this is where images come from. So to be taken away from that by political pressure or other means - one is taken away from the area, which is the basis of inspiration - is difficult. Ngugi wa Thiong'o taken inspiration mean Any writer likes to be near the area which is the location of his work. Ngugi wa Thiong'o areas location likes
