May Balisidya
May Lenna Balisidya Matteru (May 10, 1947 – December 27, 1987) was a Tanzanian author writing in the Swahili language. She was born in Dodoma and attended primary and secondary school there. Balisidya received a BA from the University of East Africa at Dar es Salaam in 1970 and a MA in oral literature from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1978.
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May Balisidya
- Born
- 1947 · Dodoma.
- Died
- 1987
- Nationality
- Tanzania
- Occupation
- writer
- Education
- University of Wisconsin–Madison · University of Dar es Salaam
- Languages
- Swahili
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May Lenna Balisidya Matteru (May 10, 1947 – December 27, 1987) was a Tanzanian author writing in the Swahili language. She was born in Dodoma and attended primary and secondary school there. Balisidya received a BA from the University of East Africa at Dar es Salaam in 1970 and a MA in oral literature from the University of Dar es Salaam in 1978.
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She obtained her PhD in African literature from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in November 1987. From 1977 to 1987, she was a lecturer in the Kiswahili department of the University of Dar es Salaam. In 1971, she was elected to the Swahili National Council of Tanzania; she served two terms as vice-chairman of the council. Balisidya died at the age of 40 from cancer.
Source: • Shida ("Hardships"), novel • Ayubu ("Job"), play • Tujifunze Kusoma ("Let's learn to read"), children's book
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