Euphrase Kezilahabi | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 13, 1944 |
| Died | January 9, 2020 |
| Nationality | Tanzania |
Euphrase Kezilahabi (13 April 1944 – 9 January 2020)[1] was a Tanzanian novelist, poet, and scholar.[2] Born in Ukerewe, Tanganyika (now in Tanzania), he last worked at the University of Botswana, as an associate professor at the Department of African Languages (now African Cultural Department).[3]
He wrote in Swahili, and delivered talks on subjects such as 'Aesthetic Ambivalence in Modern Swahili' and 'The Concept of the Hero in African Fiction'.
Works
- Stray Truths: Selected Poems of Euphrase Kezilahabi (Translations by Annmarie Drury) - 2015[4]
- Mzingile - 1991
- Nagona - 1990
- Karibu Ndani - 1988
- Rosa Mistika - 1988
- Dunia Uwanja wa Fujo (2007)
- Kichwamaji (1974)
- Gamba la Nyoka (2006)
- The Concept of the Hero in African Fiction - 1983
- Translations by the Poetry Translation Centre.[5]
Influenced
- Vincent R. Ogoti
References
- ^ Vincent, Asibabi (10 January 2020). "Professor Kezilahabi, 'Mayai Waziri Wa Maradhi' writer, is dead". Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Bio
- ^ NALRC Archived 2010-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MSU Press | Stray Truths". Michigan State University Press. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
- ^ "Euphrase Kezilahabi". www.poetrytranslation.org. Retrieved 2016-03-24.