Unagundua Wewe Ni Mwandishi

James Baldwin: You don't decide to be a writer

KISWAHILI

"...kitu kibaya kuhusu kuwa mwandishi ni kwamba huamui kuwa mmoja wao, unagundua wewe ndiye." - James Baldwin (1963)

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

"...the terrible thing about being a writer is that you don't decide to be one, you discover that you are one." - James Baldwin (1963)

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Kuhusu (About):

KISWAHILI

James Baldwin (1924-1987) alikuwa mwandishi, mwandishi wa tamthilia na mwanaharakati wa haki za kiraia wa Marekani.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

James Baldwin (1924-1987) was an author, playwright, and vocal U.S. civil rights activist.

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KISWAHILI: Asante na tutaonana tena,

Mmerikani

ENGLISH TRANSLATION: Thank you and may we see each other again,

Mmerikani

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Chanzo (source): Howard, Jane. "There's a bill due that has to be paid." Life. May 24, 1963, page 88. Google Books repository. https://books.google.com/books?id=mEkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA81&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=2#v=onepage&q&f=true.

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