Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu
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Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu (1938–1979) was a Uganda
n poet and dramatist.
Born Elvania Namukwaya, she attended high school at King's College Budo. At Budo, a coeducational school, Namukwaya distinguished herself as an actor and writer of plays. She repeatedly featured in the school's many theatrical productions. Her early efforts at short story writing appeared in the 1960 edition of the school's magazine, The Bodonian. Proceeding to Makerere University
, she obtained her BA in 1964. While at Makere university Namukwaya met and fell in love with the Ugandan linguist Pio Zirimu. They were to marry a few years later. The marraiage produced a daughter.
Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu may be regarded as belonging to the early generation of English language Ugandan writers and playwrights that include novelist Okello Oculi
, playwright John Ruganda
and novelist Austin Bukenya. Her best known work is the one-act play included in David Cook's anthology of East African plays, Origin East Africa.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n poet and dramatist.
Born Elvania Namukwaya, she attended high school at King's College Budo. At Budo, a coeducational school, Namukwaya distinguished herself as an actor and writer of plays. She repeatedly featured in the school's many theatrical productions. Her early efforts at short story writing appeared in the 1960 edition of the school's magazine, The Bodonian. Proceeding to Makerere University
Makerere University
Makerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...
, she obtained her BA in 1964. While at Makere university Namukwaya met and fell in love with the Ugandan linguist Pio Zirimu. They were to marry a few years later. The marraiage produced a daughter.
Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu may be regarded as belonging to the early generation of English language Ugandan writers and playwrights that include novelist Okello Oculi
Okello Oculi
Okello Oculi , is a Ugandan novelist, poet, and chronicler of rural African village life. Currently, he is a private political and social consultant based in Abuja, Nigeria...
, playwright John Ruganda
John Ruganda
John Ruganda was Uganda's best known playwright. Beyond his work as a playwright, Ruganda was also a professor at University of North, South Africa, University of Nairobi, and Makerere University....
and novelist Austin Bukenya. Her best known work is the one-act play included in David Cook's anthology of East African plays, Origin East Africa.
External links
- When the hunchback made rain ; Snoring strangers by Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu, 1975
- Kamasiira and other stories by Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu, 1980
- Origin East Africa: A Makerere Anthology 1965