Wiseman Magwa
Not to be confused with Magoua.
Wiseman Magwa (born 1962) is a Zimbabwean playwright and educator.[1]
Biography
Magwa is a lecturer at Gweru Teacher's College.[1] He is one of very few Shona writers using oral performances and texts to educate communities on social issues including nationalism, promiscuity and AIDS.[1] He works with fellow playwright Willie Chigidie, with the Midlands Drama Association for Schools and Colleges.[1]
Bibliography
- 1990: Mafaro (Carnal Pleasure)
- "Nhumbu Ndeyenyu" ("You are Responsible for the Pregnancy")
- "Tawanda Mwana'ngu" ("Tawanda, My Son")
- 1991: Atsunzunya Rega Atsikwe (One who Closes One's Eyes should be Left to be Trampled) — with Willie Chigidie
- 1991: Njuzu (Water Spirits or Mermaid[2])
- 1997: The Careers of Women Teachers Under Apartheid — with Shirley Motleke Mahlase
References
- 1 2 3 4 Gikandi, Simon (2003). Encyclopedia of African literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 435. ISBN 0-415-23019-5.
- ↑ Zabus, Chantal (2007). The African palimpsest: indigenization of language in the West African. Rodopi. p. 185. ISBN 90-420-2224-8.
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