Shakespeare is absolutely big in Africa. I guess he's big everywhere. Growing up, Shakespeare was the thing. You'd learn monologues and you'd recite them. And just like hip-hop, it made you feel like you knew how to speak English really well. You had a mastery of the English language to some extent.
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"Shakespeare is absolutely big in Africa. I guess he's big everywhere. Growing up, Shakespeare was the thing. You'd learn monologues and you'd recite them. And just like hip-hop, it made you feel like you knew how to speak English really well. You had a mastery of the English language to some extent." — Ishmael Beah
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Shakespeare is absolutely big in Africa. I guess he's big everywhere. Growing up, Shakespeare was the thing. You'd learn monologues and you'd recite them. And just like hip-hop, it made you feel like you knew how to speak English really well. You had a mastery of the English language to some extent. — Ishmael Beah
About Ishmael Beah
Ishmael Beah was a Author from Sierra Leone (1980–present).
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Who said "Shakespeare is absolutely big in Africa. I guess he's big everywhere. Growing u…"?
This quote is attributed to Ishmael Beah, a Author from Sierra Leone.
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Ishmael Beah lived from 1980 – present.