Chaka (novel)

Chaka
AuthorThomas Mofolo
TranslatorF. H. Dutton
LanguageSesotho
Publication date
1925
Publication placeLesotho
Published in English
1931
Pages168

Chaka is the third and final novel by Lesotho writer Thomas Mofolo. Written in Sesotho, it is a mythic fictional retelling of the story of the rise and fall of the Zulu emperor-king Shaka. Following its first publication in 1925, it was published in English translation in 1931.