Jack Mapanje

Jack Mapanje

Jack Mapanje (born 1944 in Kadango) is a Malawian writer and poet. He was the former head of English at the University of Malawi, and is currently a senior lecturer in English at Newcastle University.

Education

Mapanja earned his PhD from the University of London.

Works

* "Of Chameleons and Gods", 1981
* "The Chattering Wagtails of Mikuyu Prison", 1993
* "The Last of the Sweet Bananas: New and Selected Poems", 2004
* "The Beasts of Nalunga", 2007

Awards

* 1988 Rotterdam Poetry International Award
* 1990 PEN/Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write Award
* 2002 African Literature Association (USA) Fonlon-Nichols Award

ources

* [http://www.ncl.ac.uk/elll/staff/profile/jack.mapanje Biography at Newcastle University page]
* [http://people.africadatabase.org/en/person/2932.html Biography on the African People Database]


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