what is Zambian literature?
Zambia has of course a longer history than just the colonial one. Somewhere down the centuries, there are the kingdoms of the Luba and the Lunda. Later on, there was David Livingstone who encountered the Victoria Falls in 1855 and put Zambia on the European map. Still later on, the country became Northern Rodhesia under the British rule. The colonizers developed copper mines, a branch of industry that still makes a significant part of the country's income.
The postcolonial literature in Zambia started in mid-1960s with several concurrent literary movements. In 1964 -1970 the country's literary life was promoted by The New Writers Group. About the same time (1968), the Mphala Creative Society gathered the students from the University of Zambia. It was also the time of important journals: "The Jewel of Africa", "Nshila" (The Way) and "Z Magazine". The first full-scale Zambian novel is Before Dawn (1971), written in English by Andrew Masiye,
Among the postcolonial writers associated with Zambia, the most illustrious one is Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. Although originally from Kenya, he spent a significant part of his life in Zambia, where he wrote his novel Caitaani Mutharaba-Ini. Among other novelists are Binwell Sinyangwe who has written several novels, including A Cowrie of Hope (2000) which tells the story of a woman's struggle to overcome adversity, Pauline Peters known for her novel Women of Zambia, and Mubanga Kalimamukwento, an emerging writer whose debut novel, The Mourning Bird, explores themes of loss and identity in the context of contemporary Zambia. There are several pther female authors active in the last two decades: Efemia Chela, Namwali Serpell, Ellen Banda-Aaku. On the other hand, there is also a descendant of Zambian British, Wilbur Smith, a prolific and popular author of historical novels set in different parts of Africa (the first one, When the Lion Feeds, was published in 1964).
The postcolonial literature in Zambia started in mid-1960s with several concurrent literary movements. In 1964 -1970 the country's literary life was promoted by The New Writers Group. About the same time (1968), the Mphala Creative Society gathered the students from the University of Zambia. It was also the time of important journals: "The Jewel of Africa", "Nshila" (The Way) and "Z Magazine". The first full-scale Zambian novel is Before Dawn (1971), written in English by Andrew Masiye,
Among the postcolonial writers associated with Zambia, the most illustrious one is Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. Although originally from Kenya, he spent a significant part of his life in Zambia, where he wrote his novel Caitaani Mutharaba-Ini. Among other novelists are Binwell Sinyangwe who has written several novels, including A Cowrie of Hope (2000) which tells the story of a woman's struggle to overcome adversity, Pauline Peters known for her novel Women of Zambia, and Mubanga Kalimamukwento, an emerging writer whose debut novel, The Mourning Bird, explores themes of loss and identity in the context of contemporary Zambia. There are several pther female authors active in the last two decades: Efemia Chela, Namwali Serpell, Ellen Banda-Aaku. On the other hand, there is also a descendant of Zambian British, Wilbur Smith, a prolific and popular author of historical novels set in different parts of Africa (the first one, When the Lion Feeds, was published in 1964).
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