Ngugi wa Thiong’o misses the Nobel Prize in Literature yet again

Louise Gluck's win dealt yet another blow to Kenya’s Ngungi wa Thiong’o, the perennial nominee who had also been nominated for the same.

Terming her as the unmistakable poetic voice, the Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 jury has picked Louise Gluck as this year’s award winner making her the first American woman to win the prize. The 77-year-old Gluck, who is known to tackle themes including childhood and family life, is also a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award winner. She is the 16th woman to win the Nobel. Her win dealt yet another blow to Kenya’s Ngungi wa Thiong’o, the perennial nominee who had also been nominated for the same. It could probably be a sad story of Ngungi missing the Nobel yet again, and, perhaps, non deserves the honour more than Kenya’s Ngugi wa Thiong’o. He towers like a colossus in the literary world.

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