Martha Mvungi

Martha Mvungi, née Martha V. Mlangala is a Tanzanian writer in both Swahili and English.[1]

Life

Martha V. Mlangala was born in Kidugala, Njombe, Southern Tanzania. She was educated at the University of Edinburgh and the University of Dar es Salaam. After a career teaching at various levels, she joined the Department of Education at the University of Dar es Salaam.[2]

Three Solid Stones (1975) was a collection of Hehe and Bena folk tales in English translation.[1]

Since 1995 Mvungi has been the Director of a school, Ecacs Schools, which she founded on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam.[3]

Works
English
  • 'Was It an Illusion?', Darlite, IV, 2 (1970), 34-38
  • Three Solid Stones, 1975. London: Heinemann Educational. African Writers Series 159.
  • Yasin's Dilemma, 1985
  • Yasin in Trouble, 1990
Swahili
  • Hana hatia, 1975
  • Chale Anatumwa sokoni, 1982
  • Lwidiko, 2003

References
  1. Albert S. Gérard, European-language writing in sub-Saharan Africa, Vol. 2, p.995
  2. Fister, Barbara (1995). "Mvungi, Martha". Third World Women's Literatures: A Dictionary and Guide to Materials in English. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-313-28988-0.
  3. 'Ecacs Schools: Martha Mvungi', in Voices of Women Entrpreneurs in Tanzania, p. 10


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