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Morgan Mahanya | |
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 Morgan Mahanya | |
| Born | Morgen Mahanya 30 June 1948 Zimuto Mission, Masvingo |
| Occupation | Novelist, playwright |
| Language | Shona |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Citizenship | Zimbabwean |
| Period | 1972–present |
| Genres | Detective fiction, war fiction |
| Years active | 1972–present |
| Notable awards | Literature in Shona 2nd Prize, 1991[1] |
| Spouse | Rebecca |
| Website | |
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Morgan Mahanya (born 30 June 1948) is a Zimbabwean Shona-language writer of detective fiction and war fiction. He has published 13 books since 1976,[2] including books in Shona and in English, both fiction and nonfiction.[3] Mahanya is one of the pioneering writers of detective stories in the Shona language.[4] His books Chidamwoyo, Zvinoyera and The Wound are about the Rhodesian Bush War.
- ^ "Zimbabwe Book Publishers' Association Literary Awards". Indiana.edu. 1991. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Morgan Mahanya". Worldcat. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Author Morgan Mahanya". WorldcatDatabase. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "The image of absence and the politics of naming in Shona war fiction". Literator. 34 (1): 10. 13 May 2013.