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Monica Arac de Nyeko Quotes

born 1979

Monica Arac de Nyeko (born 1979) is a Ugandan writer of short fiction, poetry, and essays, living in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2007, she became the first Ugandan to win the Caine Prize for African Writing with her story "Jambula Tree".

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You Don't Have to Be a Dead, Old English Man to Be a Writer

I grew up in Kampala but Kitgum is the place I call home. There is this thing perhaps in Uganda or elsewhere as well (I do not know) but it does not matter if you grew up elsewhere all your life. The place where your parents are from is always home.

I think people should write whatever they want to write. Writing is not prescriptive. It is good to see several recent books tackle head-on a lot of complex themes and predicaments on the continent. That is what good stories should do.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Monica Arac de Nyeko (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.