Kenya’sNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o is the first writer to be nominated for the International Booker Prize as both writer and translator of the same book. He is also the first-ever nominee for a work originally written in an indigenous African language. In the award’s 16-year history, Thiong’o has made history writing his epic novel, The Perfect...

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