Crime Quote by Ngugi wa Thiong'o

“I was wondering why I was put in prison for working in an African language when I had not been put in prison for working in English. So really, in prison I started thinking more seriously about the relation between language and power.” quote by Ngugi wa Thiong'o — Download Open image

“I was wondering why I was put in prison for working in an African language when I had not been put in prison for working in English. So really, in prison I started thinking more seriously about the relation between language and power.”

Ngugi wa Thiong'o

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