Painting chaka as a person of free will who deliberately makes his own individual. He wrote mostly in the sesotho language, but his most popular book, chaka, has been translated into english and other languages. Thomas mofolos novel chaka 1925, drawn from oral lore and written in sotho by a sotho writer, is about the life and times of the founder of the zulu nation, king. Download pdf burgersdaughter free online new books.
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Chaka chaka as mofolo says in his introduction, this is not a historical account of chaka aka shaka but a tale, by which he means an account of the legend of chaka. The portrayal of the powerful in thomas mofolos novel chaka. It was named one of the twelve best works of african literature of the 20th century by a panel organized by ali mazrui. Publication date 1967 topics chaka, zulu chief, 1787. Entries on african literary works from thomas mofolos chaka to doris lessings african laughter describe each works genre, contents, and. Written in sotho, it is a mythic retelling of the story of the rise and fall of the zulu emperorking shaka. Read or download chaka african writers series book by thomas mofolo. When i started to read mofolos chaka, i was struck by the manner in which mofolo had moulded chakas character. Chaka is described as having the most painful of childhoods because of this banishment. Traveller to the east thomas mofolo black book quotes.
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The late, great miles davis said, she chaka sings like my horn, and the queen of soul, aretha franklin, described her as a oneofakind, premier vocalist. What is more interesting is the fact that the book was written at the beginning of the twentieth century, to be precise mofolo finished the book in l909, and yet it raised controversial questions, which are directly linked to the shakamfecane debate today. Thomas mofolo and the other by mazisi kunene, and establishes the. May 21, 20 chaka is a genuine masterpiece that represents one of the earliest major contributions of black africa to the corpus of modern world literature. Chaka kindle edition by mofolo, thomas, kunene, daniel p. Ahistorical morphology thomas pavel epic, novel massimo fusillo the poetry of mediocrity sylvie thorelcailleteau the experiments of time. Initially, it looks as though mofolo is writing a hagiography, as we follow the traditional tale of the hero. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read chaka. The standard book, fiction, history, novel, scientific research, as with. Mofolos chaka is the first of many works of literature featuring shaka zulu as its subject. Within 25 pages, theres a forbidden love affair, a battle over kingship, a young boy killing a lion, a magical medicine to guarantee victory in battle, and worth the 25page wait a giant snake that emerges from a river, wraps itself around a bather, and proclaims a prophesy of chaka s future. Mofolos fictionalized lifestory account of chaka shaka, translated from sesotho by d. Chaka was published by the morija sesuto book depot, an energetic.
The very interesting thing is that the book contains direct citations of. These are the hidden words that the living jesus spoke and didymos judas thomas wrote them down. The portrayal of the powerful in thomas mofolos novel chaka 1027 words 4 pages according to the english author and philosopher, edmund burke, the greater the power, the more dangerous the abuse. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Find books like chaka from the worlds largest community of readers. Thomas mokopu mofolo 22 december 1876 8 september 1948 is considered to be the greatest basotho author. Educated in protestant mission schools, mofolo worked as a teacher in the mission school system and regarded his writings as an instrument for the propagation of the christian faith among the sotho. The traveller of the east novel by mofolo britannica.
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