Neshani Andreas
Neshani Andreas (* 1964 in Walvis Bay , South West Africa ; † May 2011 in Windhoek , Namibia) was a Namibian writer and teacher.
Life
Neshani Andreas was born in 1964 in the port city of Walvis Bay in the South African Protectorate of South West Africa. She was the second of eight children, her parents worked as workers in a fish factory. She is said to have felt the need to become a writer from an early age. After finishing school, she studied at Teacher's College in Ongwediva and then taught as a teacher for five years. She later studied pedagogy at the University of Namibia and graduated first with a Bachelor of Arts and then with a post-graduate.
From 1998 to 1992 Andreas taught in a rural school in northern Namibia. In 2001 she published her work The Purple Violet of Oshaantu , which is primarily based on the experiences in the area. The novel deals with the role of women in traditional Namibian society. The work gained international attention as it was one of the first Namibian works after independence from South Africa. Andreas himself described that at that time there was de facto no writing culture in Namibia and that her work was therefore "lonely".
Andreas worked as an employee of the Forum for African Women Educationalists until her death . She died of lung cancer in May 2011 at the age of 46 in the Namibian capital Windhoek.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Local author Neshani Andreas dead. May 17, 2011, accessed November 24, 2016 .
- ↑ a b c Helen Fallon: As Honest and Realistic as Possible. (PDF) In: Africa March. 2007, accessed November 24, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andreas, Neshani |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Namibian writer and teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Walvis Bay , South West Africa |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2011 |
| Place of death | Windhoek , Namibia |