Felix Mnthali
Felix Mnthali (born 1933 in Southern Rhodesia) is a Malawian poet, novelist and playwright. Educated at what is now the National University of Lesotho, Mnthali's works include a book of poetry, When Sunset Comes to Sapitwa (1980), and a novel, My Dear Anniversary (1992). He was also included in the 1984 Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry.
Felix Mnthali
- Born
- 1933
- Nationality
- Malawi
- Occupation
- poet
- Education
- National University of Lesotho
- Languages
- English
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Felix Mnthali (born 1933 in Southern Rhodesia) is a Malawian poet, novelist and playwright. Educated at what is now the National University of Lesotho, Mnthali's works include a book of poetry, When Sunset Comes to Sapitwa (1980), and a novel, My Dear Anniversary (1992). He was also included in the 1984 Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry.
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His poem "The Stranglehold of English Lit." implicates the English literary tradition, and especially Jane Austen, in the slave trade and colonial imperialism. Mnthali was a professor at the University of Botswana for 28 years, until he retired in 2010.
Felix Mnthali studied at National University of Lesotho. The recorded working language is English.
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