Es kia Mphahlele (1919 2008) published two autobiographies, Down Second Avenue and Afrika My Music, and three novels, The Wanderers, Chirundu, and Father Came Home, in addition to short stories and nonfiction. His short story collection, In Corner B, is available from Penguin Classics.Ngugi wa Thiong o s writings have been translated into more than thirty languages. His novels Petals of Blood; Weep Not, Child; and A Grain of Wheat are available in Penguin Classics. He lives in Irvine, California."
If Nelson Mandela is our political star, Mphahlele was his literary equivalent. Barney Mthombothi, in The Star" "If Nelson Mandela is our political star, Mphahlele was his literary equivalent."--Barney Mthombothi, in "The Star"
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