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Mafika Pascal Gwala (5 October 1946-5 September 2014) was a contemporary South African poet and editor, writing in English and Zulu. Mafika Gwala was born and grew up in () North of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. He spent most of his adult life in Mpumalanga Township, west of Durban. He worked in a factory as a clerk, an industrial relations officer, a high school teacher and a guest university lecturer aside from writing and editing. He completed an MPhil in Politics from the University of Natal and was a researcher at Manchester University.〔(Far from forgotten ) by Niren Tolsi (ZA@PLAY) October 6, 2006〕 Gwala was active in the struggle against Apartheid and a leading light of the 1970s Black Consciousness movement of which he says: In 1982, Gwala published a book of Black Consciousness poetry in a collection called ''No More Lullabies''. His work is characterised by a rhythmic musicality he attributes to the Zulu language. In 1991 he edited and translated into English a collection of Zulu writing entitled ''Musho! Zulu Popular Praises''. ==Works== Poetry *''Jol'iinkomo''. (1977) *''No More Lullabies''. (1982) Edited *''Black Review''. (1973) *''Musho! Zulu Popular Praises''. With Liz Gunner (Michigan State University, 1991) ISBN 0-87013-306-3 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mafika Gwala」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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