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(19**-) A Xhosa academic, novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic.  
 
(19**-) A Xhosa academic, novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic.  
  
A professor of African languages at Fort Hare University.
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== Biography ==
  
  
== Literary work ==
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A professor of African languages at Fort Hare University. His works of literary criticism include studies of the work of A.C. Jordan, Ntsikana, S.E.K.L.N. Mqhayi (1979).
  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
Besides a volume of essays entitled ''Igqudu'' (1971), he wrote a number of novels, including  ''Izagweba'' ("Hunting sticks", 1972), ''Izikrweqe'', acollection of three novellas  ("Weapons", 1981) and a collection of poetry entitled ''Intshuntshe'' (1970). His works of literary criticism include studies of the work of A.C. Jordan, Ntsikana, S.E.K.L.N. Mqhayi (1979).  
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His verse play entitled ''[[Amaza]]'' ("Waves", 1974) became a prescribed work for schools in the new millennium, and was republished a number of times, and adapted for the stage and performed in Xhosa regularly from 2009 onwards.
  
Also produced ''The Making of a Servant , and Other Poems'' with [[Robert Kavanagh]] (translated from Xhosa and published by Ophir, Pretoria, South Africa , 1972)
 
  
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== Other writing ==
  
  
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Besides a volume of essays entitled ''Igqudu'' (1971), he wrote a number of novels, including  ''Izagweba'' ("Hunting sticks", 1972), ''Izikrweqe'', acollection of three novellas  ("Weapons", 1981) and a collection of poetry entitled ''Intshuntshe'' (1970).  With [[Robert Kavanagh]], he also produced ''The Making of a Servant , and Other Poems''  a collection of English translations of Xhosa poems (Ophir, Pretoria, 1972).
  
a verse play entitled Amaza (Waves, 1978)
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== Sources ==
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http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/z-s-qangule/
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http://www.kfm.co.za/events/amaza--grade-12-isixhosa-setwork
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http://esaach.org.za/index.php?title=Qangule,_Z.S.
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Revision as of 10:07, 16 April 2015

(19**-) A Xhosa academic, novelist, poet, playwright and literary critic.

Biography

A professor of African languages at Fort Hare University. His works of literary criticism include studies of the work of A.C. Jordan, Ntsikana, S.E.K.L.N. Mqhayi (1979).

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

His verse play entitled Amaza ("Waves", 1974) became a prescribed work for schools in the new millennium, and was republished a number of times, and adapted for the stage and performed in Xhosa regularly from 2009 onwards.


Other writing

Besides a volume of essays entitled Igqudu (1971), he wrote a number of novels, including Izagweba ("Hunting sticks", 1972), Izikrweqe, acollection of three novellas ("Weapons", 1981) and a collection of poetry entitled Intshuntshe (1970). With Robert Kavanagh, he also produced The Making of a Servant , and Other Poems a collection of English translations of Xhosa poems (Ophir, Pretoria, 1972).


Sources

http://www.abebooks.com/book-search/author/z-s-qangule/

http://www.kfm.co.za/events/amaza--grade-12-isixhosa-setwork

http://esaach.org.za/index.php?title=Qangule,_Z.S.


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