Mazisi Kunene is the much-celebrated author of epics, such as Emperor Shaka the Great (UNodumehlezi KaMenzi) and Anthem of the Decades (Inhlokomo Yeminyaka), as well as numerous poems, short stories, nursery rhymes and proverbs that amount to a collection of more than 10 000 works.He was born in aMahlongwa in 1930, a small rural village on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Notwithstanding his cultural duties as a young man born into Zulu tradition, his calling as an imbongi was taken very seriously by his ...
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Mazisi Kunene is the much-celebrated author of epics, such as Emperor Shaka the Great (UNodumehlezi KaMenzi) and Anthem of the Decades (Inhlokomo Yeminyaka), as well as numerous poems, short stories, nursery rhymes and proverbs that amount to a collection of more than 10 000 works.He was born in aMahlongwa in 1930, a small rural village on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Notwithstanding his cultural duties as a young man born into Zulu tradition, his calling as an imbongi was taken very seriously by his father and grandfather who encouraged him to write. Professor Kunene described this `calling' to write as `something [that] is not me, it is the power that rides me like a horse'. Kunene lectured widely and was Professor in African Literature at Stanford University and in African Literature and Languages at the University of California, Los Angeles. On his return to South Africa, he was Professor in African Languages at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He went into exile in the 1960s for more than 34 years, during which time he established and managed the African National Congress office in London and later moved to Los Angeles with his family to pursue his academic career. In UNodumehlezi KaMenzi (Emperor Shaka the Great), which he wrote during this exile period, he positions Shaka as a legendary thinker, who had great skill as a strategic and military genius. This vision acknowledges and re-imagines Shaka as a unifying cultural and political force that defined the cohesive Zulu nation. Kunene projects Shaka into the mythical ancestral universe that affirms the deep cultural lineage of the African world view. This reprinted English edition is published with the isiZulu edition on the tenth anniversary of his death, embracing Kunene's original dream to have his work published as intended in the original isiZulu form. The symbolic and cultural significance of these publications begins a process of re-evaluating and recontextualising Kunene's writing oeuvre.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. This is the 1984 printing. Minor wear to covers and spine. Text free of markings or notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Fair. Wear to cover and edges Text appears unmarked. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: European. Audience: General/trade.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 9780435902117.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 500grams, ISBN: 9780435902117.
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Good; Softcover; Covers are moderately shelfworn and edgeworn; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages yellowing from age, but are otherwise clean and unmarked; The binding is tight with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 0.8 lbs; Dark reddish-brown covers with illustration of warrior, and title in white lettering; 1979, Heinemann Publishing; 438 pages; "Emperor Shaka the Great: A Zulu Epic (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works African Authors Series) (English and Zulu Edition), " by Mazisi Kunene.
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Good; Softcover; Moderate overall wear to the covers with shelfwear to the back cover, and clear protective tape applied over the spine; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; Tight binding; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5"-9.75" tall); 0.8 lbs; Dark reddish-brown covers with illustration of warrior, and title in white lettering; 1979, Heinemann Publishing; 438 pages; "Emperor Shaka the Great: A Zulu Epic (UNESCO Collection of Representative Works African Authors Series) (English and Zulu Edition), " by Mazisi Kunene.
