Why is writer Taban Lo Liyong not ready to stop working?
鈥淭he writers of our time who used to criticise the government are no longer there.鈥�
鈥淭he writers of our time who used to criticise the government are no longer there.鈥�
Today on the podcast, Alan has the pleasure and privilege of speaking to one of Africa鈥檚 great writers: the South Sudanese author Taban Lo Liyong.
In the 1960s he rubbed shoulders with independence politicians like Jomo Kenyatta and Kwame Nkrumah and with giants of African literature like Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong鈥檕.
He was taken to Uganda as a young child and spent his formative years there 鈥� but now lives in his native South Sudan.
On today鈥檚 podcast he discusses language, the impact of HIV Aids, and why he鈥檚 not ready to stop work at the age of 93 years. He says he still has two more books in him鈥�
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