Modison Salayedvwa Magagula
Template:Short description Modison Salayedvwa Magagula (born 1958) is a Swazi novelist, educator, playwright, poet and short-story author. He has written some classical work, including Tentile (1990) and Bungani Bebangani (1997) which became part of the language curriculum at South Africa's schools.[1]
Biography
Magagula attended William Pitcher College in Manzini where he obtained a diploma in teaching.[2] He began his career as a playwright in 1986 after attending a workshop for writers in the Swazi capital of Mbabane.[2] In 1989 he started a travelling theatre called the Siphila Nje Drama Society, the first of its kind in Swaziland.[2] He writes plays, poems and short-stories in SiSwati on themes including postcolonialism, sectarianism, juvenile delinquency, relationships and AIDS.[2][3] In 2008, he received an award from the Swaziland National Council of Arts and Culture (SNCAC) for his work in the development of the arts in Swaziland.[4]
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Bibliography
- 1987: Ingcamu (A Journey's Provision)
- 1988: Idubukele (Dinner is Served!)
- 1989: Indlanganye (Our Gain)
- 1989: Asingeni Lapho (It is None of Our Business)
- 1990: Tentile (Hoist with your Own Petard)
- 1990: Kwesukesukela (Once Upon a Time)
- 1997: Bungani Bebangani
References
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