Effect
The conference is often regarded as a major milestone in African literature, and is thought to have defined many African authors' style of writing. For example, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o rejected Christianity in 1976, and changed his original name from James Ngugi, which he saw as a sign of colonialism. He also resorted to writing in Gikuyu language instead of English.
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