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For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

  • -- Ama Ata Aidoo 阿玛·阿塔·艾杜

对我们非洲人来说，文学必须有一个目的:揭露、羞辱和打击腐败和威权主义。非洲艺术家的功利主义是可以理解的。

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我也看到伟人往往是孤独的。这是可以理解的，因为他们为自己制定了如此高的标准，以至于他们常常感到孤独。但同样的孤独也是他们创造能力的一部分。

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