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Genius Teens Discover New Proofs for the Pythagorean Theorem

"A lot of times you see this stuff, you don't see kids like us doing it."

My Modern Met

Ngugi Wa Thiong’o: The Language of Languages: Reflections on Translation

"Through his many critically acclaimed novels, stories, essays, plays, and memoirs, Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has been at the forefront of world literature for decades. He has also been, in his own words, “a language warrior,” fighting for indigenous African languages to find their rightful place in the literary world."

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An African Abroad by Olabisi Ajala:

"When he's not breaking through security to shake the hands of Nikita Khrushchev, he is crashing his scooter through a border between Jordan and Israel in the then partitioned Jerusalem, amidst a hail of gunfire, escaping an assassination attempt in Jordan, or dodging the bullets of eager security agents.."

https://www.amazon.com/African-Abroad-Annotated-Olabisi-Ajala/dp/B0BMH3GQ8G

#AnAfricanAbroad #OlabisiAjala #Literature #BlackMastodon #BlackWriters #Travelogue #AfricanWriters #AfricanAmericanWriters

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INTERVIEW: Nobel prize winner Abdulrazak Gurnah talks about his writing life

Abdulrazak Gurnah has published ten novels, a couple of short stories and some scholarly works.

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