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Bernth Lindfors (1938-) is an academic, researcher and author, with a special interest in African literature and performance.
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Biography
Born in Sweden in 1938, he trained at Northwestern University and Harvard University, later becoming professor of English and African literatures at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has established himself as one of the most renowned critics and historiographers of African literature and a prolific writer on the subject.
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada
His many works include
Contribution to South African theatre, film, media and performance
Early Black South African Writing in English by Bernth Lindfors, Africa World Press, 2011
Awards, etc
Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada
Sources
Chris Dunton. 2012. "Lindfors generous, barbed, acidly witty", posted on SLiP, Stellenbosch, on July 19, 2012.
