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Oral traditions are dynamic and part of our lives, says Kwani? winner

Winner of the Kwani? manuscript prize Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi speaks to Christine Mungai on her writing career.
  • Oral traditions are dynamic and part of our lives, says [...]
© ennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
Genre : Faits de société
Pays principal concerné : Rubrique : Littérature / édition

Beginnings: I was born and brought up in Uganda. After getting my bachelors degree I taught English and literature for 10 years, and then I went to the UK to do my masters degree in 2001. I completed my PhD last year, on the hybridity of the African novel - how oral tradition and the idea of the Messiah feature in the African novel. But I only started writing seriously when I came to do my masters degree (...)

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Published by The East African, Thursday, August 1, 2013

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  • Uganda Women Writers Association
  • Arts 256
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