Martha Mvungi
Encyclopedia
Martha Mvungi, née Martha V. Mlangala is a Tanzania
n writer in both Swahili
and English
.
Three Solid Stones (1975) was a collection of Hehe and Bena folk tales in English translation.
Since 1995 Mvungi has been the Director of a school, Ecacs Schools, which she founded on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam
.
Swahili
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
n writer in both Swahili
Swahili language
Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Three Solid Stones (1975) was a collection of Hehe and Bena folk tales in English translation.
Since 1995 Mvungi has been the Director of a school, Ecacs Schools, which she founded on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ...
.
Works
English- 'Was It an Illusion?', Darlite, IV, 2 (1970), 34-38
- Three Solid Stones, 1975. London: Heinemann Educational. African Writers SeriesAfrican Writers SeriesAfrican Writers Series is a series of books by African writers which has been published by Heinemann since 1962. The series has been a vehicle for some of the most important African writers, ensuring an international voice to literary masters including Chinua Achebe, Ngugi wa Thiong'o, Steve Biko,...
159. - Yasin's Dilemma, 1985
- Yasin in Trouble, 1990
Swahili
- Hana hatia, 1975
- Chale Anatumwa sokoni, 1982
- Lwidiko, 2003