List of Tanzanian writers
This is a list of Tanzanian writers .
Agoro Anduru (1948–1992), short story writer[Killam & Rowe] Mark Behr (1963–2015), fiction writer also connected with South AfricaFadhy Mtanga (1981– ) novelist, poet and photographerAbdulrazak Gurnah (1948– ), novelist and critic[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe] Ebrahim N. Hussein (1943– ), playwright, essayist, poet and translator[Gikandi] [Gikandi & Mwangi] [Killam & Rowe] Prince Kagwema (1931– ), novelist[Killam & Rowe] Euphrase Kezilahabi (1944–2020), novelist, poet and scholarJacqueline Massawe , poet[ 1] Aniceti Kitereza (1896–1981), novelistElieshi Lema (1949– ), novelist, children's author and publisher[ 2] Amandina Lihamba (1944– ), playwright[ 3] Ismael R. Mbise , novelist and academic[Gikandi] Penina Mlama (1948– ), playwright[ 4] Sandra A. Mushi (1974– ), fiction writer, poet[ 5] Elvis Musiba (died 2010), businessman and Swahili novelist[ 6] Godfrey Mwakikagile (1949– ), writer and specialist in African studiesChristopher Mwashinga (1965– ), poet, Christian non-fiction writer, and essayistRas Nas , musician and poetJulius Nyerere (1922–1999), politician and writer[Gikandi & Mwangi] Nancy Sumari , children's book author and publisher [ 7] Peter Palangyo (1939–1993), novelist[Gikandi] [Gikandi & Mwangi] [Killam & Rowe] Hammie Rajab , Swahili novelist[ 8] Shaaban Robert (1909–1962), Swahili novelist and poet[Gikandi] Emily Ruete (1844–1924), Princess of ZanzibarGabriel Ruhumbika (1938– ), novelist and short story writer[Gikandi] [Killam & Rowe] Edwin Semzaba , novelist, playwright, actor and directorRobert Bin Shaaban (1902–1962), poet, author and essayistShafi Adam Shafi , Swahili novelist[ 9] Erica Sugo Anyadike , writer of short storiesRichard Mabala , writer of short stories, Columnist and poet (1949– )[ 10] Joseph Marwa , novelist, poet and actor (1999– )[ 11] Nahida Esmail , writer of short stories and social activist[ 12]
See also
References
^ Jacqueline Kibacha, social justice poet and activist Archived 13 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine .The AfroNews , 15 December 2009.^ "Elieshi Lema (Tanzania)" . Centre for Creative Arts. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2015 .^ 'Lihamba, Amandina', in Simon Gikandi & Evan Mwangi, The Columbia Guide to East African Literature in English Since 1945 , pp. 94–5.
^ Lee Nichols, Conversations with African Writers: interviews with twenty-six African authors , 1981, pp. 139ff.
^ Profiled in Soma Magazine ^ Judica Tarimo, EA Community mourns Musiba , IPP Media , 4 November 2010.
^ MEET THE AUTHOR: Writing for a future generation ^ Mikhail D. Gromov, Swahili Popular Literature in Recent Years Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine , Swahili Forum 15 (2008):5–13
^ Xavier Garnier, Le roman swahili: la notion de littérature mineure à l'épreuve , 2006, p. 122.
^ cfeditoren (27 February 2022). "Mabala's 40 years in Tanzania and advice on Kiswahili" . Tanzania . Retrieved 5 January 2023 . ^ Marwa, Quartzy-Joseph (2022). Irene: The Andromeda ISBN 9-789-356-10584-3 ^ "Award-winning Tanzanian Writer Nahida Esmail" . Writers Space Africa . Retrieved 5 January 2023 .
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