A thing called inspiration

Consider these few examples. Kenyan playwright, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, a perennial contender for the Nobel Prize for Literature, wrote his first three plays over a period of three years, beginning in his mid-20s. While this feat was on its own impressive, he would go on to write more creative works, some even in his native language.

Yuja Wang is an acclaimed Chinese classical musician. Her virtuosity over decades typifies the notion that there may be no place in the world where the works of Western classical music tradition are as admired as in China. Starting with her flattering attire, she ignored perceived strictures in the replay of the canons of piano music, but incorporated angularity in it that has produced her version of 21st century classical music.