| Intro | Tanzanian writer | ||
| Was | Writer | ||
| From | Tanzania | ||
| Type | Literature | ||
| Gender | female | ||
| Birth |
19 January 1943 |
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| Death |
24 June 2017 |
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| Star sign | Capricorn | ||
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Martha Mvungi, née Martha V. Mlangala is a Tanzanian writer in both Swahili and English.
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.
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.
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