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Charles Mungoshi

Charles Mungoshi in der Villa Waldberta (1998) (Wikimedia Commons, Barbara Niggl Radloff, CC BY-SA 4.0) On 16 February 2019, Zimbabwean writer, translator, and editor Charles Lovemore Mungoshi died in Harare at the age of 71. Mungoshi is one of the most prolific and versatile Zimbabwean writers. In 1977, his novel 'Waiting for the Rain' won a PEN award.

Mungoshi was born on 2 December 1947 at Manyene, near Chivhu (Zimbabwe). He was educated at St Augustine's, Penhalonga. After leaving school, he worked with the Forestry Commission before joining Textbook Sales in Harare. From 1975 to 1981 he worked at the Literature Bureau as an editor and then moved to the Zimbabwe Publishing House.

Mungoshi's works include short stories, novels, poems and filmscripts in Shona and English. He also featured in some of the local Zimbabwean drama series in the late '80s to early '90s, and played a role in the local drama 'Ndabvezera'

Mungoshi holds an Honorary degree from the University of Zimbabwe.

(Source: Wikipedia)