Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o in conversation with Amanda Hopkinson | Free Word

One of the world's most acclaimed writers, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o was born in Kenya in 1938 and has worked extensively in both English and Gikuyu. Speaking at International Translation Day 2013, he explains the crucial role translation has played in his career, and meditates on the broader significance of the art that underpins the way we think about the world. Chaired by Amanda Hopkinson, literary translator and Professor of Literary Translation at City University, London. To learn more about translation, visit freewordcentre.com/tagged/translation International Translation Day 2013 was presented by Free Word, English PEN and the British Library in association with the British Centre for Literary Translation, the Translators' Association, Literature Across Frontiers and Wales Literature Exchange. International Translation Day is supported by Bloomberg and the European Commission. This film was recorded and edited by Ray Butcher.