Samuel Chimsoro
Samuel Chimsoro (13 February 1949 – 6 July 2016) was a Zimbabwean poet and novelist who published in both English and Shona.[1][2][3][4]
Early life and education[edit]
Chimsoro was born on 13 February 1949,[4] in Mrewa in the Mashonaland East Province of Zimbabwe (then known as Rhodesia).[5] He attended Nyatsime College, the first privately black owned secondary school in Zimbabwe. He then trained as a laboratory technician with a focus on radiation detection. He worked for the government of Zimbabwe before moving to the National University of Science and Technology (NUST).[4]
Career[edit]
Chimsoro published his first volume of poetry, Smoke and Flames, in 1978. In the same year he published a Shona-language short story, "Hoyiyo ne Hohwa", which would later be used for instruction in primary schools.[5] These were followed by Nothing is Impossible, a novel inspired by the life of Paul Mukondo,[4] in 1983, and the Shona poetry collection Dama rekutanga: muunganidzwa wenhetembo (Dama rekutanga: the first promise) in 1990. Chimsoro's works deal with themes of colonialism, racial discrimination, and Zimbabwean politics.[5][6]
Death[edit]
Chimsoro died on 6 July 2016 in Umgugu Village, Zhombe, Zimbabwe.[4]
Bibliography[edit]
- Smoke and Flames: Poems (Mambo Press, 1978)[7]
- Nothing is Impossible (Longman, 1983)[8]
- Dama rekutanga: muunganidzwa wenhetembo (College Press, 1990)[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Mutonho, Shingirai (9 October 2014). "Poems that fuelled the liberation struggle". The Patriot. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ Warren, Crystal (2007). "A bibliography of Zimbabwean poets". English in Africa. 34 (2). ProQuest 194906854 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Muchemwa, Kizito Z (2008). "An Overview of Post-Independence Zimbabwean Poetry". Poetry International. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Zimunya, Musaemura (3 February 2017). "Tribute to poet, novelist Chimsoro". The Herald (Zimbabwe). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Killam, Douglas; Rowe, Ruth (2000). The companion to African literatures. James Currey. p. 68. ISBN 0-85255-549-0.
- ^ Roscoe, Adrian (2008). The Columbia Guide to Central African Literature in English Since 1945. Columbia University Press. pp. 97–98. ISBN 9780231503792.
- ^ Chimsoro, Samuel (1978). Smoke and Flames: Poems. Mambo Press.
- ^ Chimsoro, Samuel (1983). Nothing is Impossible. Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-78570-0.
- ^ Chimsoro, Samuel (1990). Dama rekutanga: muunganidzwa wenhetembo (in Shona). College Press. ISBN 978-0-86925-979-5.
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