Peter K. Palangyo
Peter K. Palangyo (* 1939 in Nkoaranga ; † January 18, 1993 ) was a Tanzanian writer and diplomat .
Palangyo grew up in Tanzania and studied biology , chemistry, and literature in the United States in the 1960s . He received his PhD in literary studies from the State University of New York . He subsequently worked as a school principal and diplomat, including for a time as the Tanzanian ambassador to Canada . His best-known novel Dying in the Sun was published in 1968 and was the first Tanzanian novel to be written in English. It is about a young man who lives in poverty in Tanzania and searches through love for a way to come to terms with his existential problems. The novel has been translated into several languages. It is considered atypical for the African literature of its time because it is primarily psychologically - realistic and hardly raises any political questions. He was particularly praised for his complex characters. Palangyo died in a traffic accident in 1993.
Works
- Peter K. Palangyo: Dying in the Sun. Heinemann 1969, ISBN 0-435-90053-6
supporting documents
- ↑ James Currey: Africa Writes Back . Oxford / Johannesburg 2008, p. 89.
- ^ Emilia V. Ilieva: Entry on Peter Palangyo in: Eugene Benson, LW Conolly (ed.): Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English . Volume 2. Routledge, London / New York 1994, pp. 1194 f.
- ↑ Chronicle of the year 1993 , Die Marabout-Seite, Chronicle of the social and literary history of Africa, accessed on November 1, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Palangyo, Peter K. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Tanzanian writer and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nkoaranga |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 18, 1993 |