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| − | (1945-) Novelist, critic, academic. A highly respected academic, a leading figure in the transitional phase and the post-apartheid endeavour to identify and support a “South African aesthetic”. His collection of stories (''Fools and Other Stories'') was published in 1983. The 1998 film ''Fools'', directed by Ramadan Suleman and starring [[Ken Gampu]], [[Patrick Shai]], [[Corney Mabaso]] and others, is based on these stories. | + | '''Njabulo Ndebele''' (1945-) Novelist, critic, academic. A highly respected academic, a leading figure in the transitional phase and the post-apartheid endeavour to identify and support a “South African aesthetic”. His collection of stories (''Fools and Other Stories'') was published in 1983. The 1998 film ''Fools'', directed by Ramadan Suleman and starring [[Ken Gampu]], [[Patrick Shai]], [[Corney Mabaso]] and others, is based on these stories. At the Fespaco (Festival Panafricaine du Cinema a Ouagadougou) awards ceremony in March 1999 the film won the coveted Oumarou Ganda Best First Fiction Film Award |
Taught at Denver Colorado, the University of Lesotho and in 2000???* was appointed Vice Chancellor of the [[University of Cape Town]]. ** | Taught at Denver Colorado, the University of Lesotho and in 2000???* was appointed Vice Chancellor of the [[University of Cape Town]]. ** | ||
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Njabulo Ndebele (1945-) Novelist, critic, academic. A highly respected academic, a leading figure in the transitional phase and the post-apartheid endeavour to identify and support a “South African aesthetic”. His collection of stories (Fools and Other Stories) was published in 1983. The 1998 film Fools, directed by Ramadan Suleman and starring Ken Gampu, Patrick Shai, Corney Mabaso and others, is based on these stories. At the Fespaco (Festival Panafricaine du Cinema a Ouagadougou) awards ceremony in March 1999 the film won the coveted Oumarou Ganda Best First Fiction Film Award
Taught at Denver Colorado, the University of Lesotho and in 2000???* was appointed Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town. **
Sources
Mail and Guardian, 28 May 1998.
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