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Steve Chimombo (1945–2015)

Author of Napolo and the Python (African Writers Series)

12+ Works 24 Members

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Includes the name: Steve Bernard Miles Chimombo

Works by Steve Chimombo

Napolo and the Python (African Writers Series) (1994) 6 copies

The Bird Boy's Song (2002) 3 copies

Malawian oral literature: The aesthetics of indigenous arts (1988) 3 copies

The Wrath of Napollo (2000) 2 copies

The rainmaker: A play (Malawian writers series) 2 copies

The culture of democracy: Language, literature, the arts & politics in Malawi, 1992-1994 (1996) 2 copies

Breaking the Breadstrings 1 copy

Python! Python!, An Epic Poem (1992) 1 copy

Of Life, Love and Death: Collected Short Stories (2021) 1 copy

Tell me a story (1992) 1 copy

The Basket Girl (Malawian writers series) (1990) 1 copy

Python! python! 1 copy

Associated Works

Modern Poetry from Africa (1963) — Contributor, some editions — 309 copies

Under African Skies: Modern African Stories (1997) — Contributor — 107 copies, 1 review

Heinemann Book of Contemporary African Short Stories (1992) — Contributor — 64 copies

An African Quilt: 24 Modern African Stories (2012) — Contributor — 22 copies

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2000-books (1) 2000-books-malawi (1) 30-6 (1) Africa (3) African culture (1) African Mythology (1) African storytelling (1) African Writers Series (1) Bath80books (2) children's (1) fiction (1) folklore (2) folktales (1) indigenous (1) legends (1) Malawi (3) Malawian (1) malawian literature (1) oral literature (2) poetry (1) Poetry Africa Malawi Black Literature (1) to-read (2)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1945-09-04
Date of death: 2015-12-11
Gender: male
Education: University of Malawi
University of Wales
Columbia University
Occupations: professor
editor
Relationships: Chimombo, Moira (wife)
Nationality: Malawi
Birthplace: Zomba, Malawi
Associated Place (for map): Zomba, Malawi

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Barbara H. Solomon

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Works: 12
Also by: 4
Members: 24
Popularity: #522,741
Rating: 3.9

ISBNs: 10

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