Alexander Kanengoni
Alexander Kanengoni (* 1951 in Enkeldoorn , Southern Rhodesia , † April 12, 2016 in Harare ) was a journalist and writer from Zimbabwe .
Life
Kanengoni was a guerrilla and companion of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe , whose extensive land reform he supported. In his book Echoing Silences he describes incidents during the liberation war against the white minority government of Ian Smith . With his heroic and idealizing writing style, he supported the development of a Zimbabwean identity.
Alexander Kanengoni worked at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation as Head of Research Service .
Publications
- Effortless Tears , Short Stories, Academic Books, 1993.
- Echoing Silences , Roman, Heinemann, 1988.
- When the Rainbird Cries , Longman, 1988.
literature
- Contemporary Authors. Detroit: Gale, Vol. 182 (2000), 189-190
Individual evidence
- ^ Zimbabwe: Prominent Writer Kanengoni Dies - Report
- ↑ Review: Wallace Chuma: Zimbabwe at 27: The harvest of silence ( Memento from April 24, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) ( English )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kanengoni, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Zimbabwean journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Enkeldoorn , Southern Rhodesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 2016 |
| Place of death | Harare |