Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu | |
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Born | Elvania Namukwaya 31 August 1938 Bussi Island, Kalangala District, Uganda |
Died | 31 October 1979 Uganda |
Occupation | Poet, dramatist |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Alma mater | Makerere University King's College Budo |
Notable works | Keeping up with the Mukasas; When the Hunchback Made Rain (1970); Snoring Strangers (1973)[1] |
Spouse | Pio Zirimu |
Elvania Namukwaya Zirimu (31 August 1938 – 31 October 1979)[2] was a Ugandan poet and dramatist. She formed the Ngoma Players, with the policy of writing and producing Ugandan plays, and was actively concerned with the National Theatre.[3] She belonged to the early generation of English-language Ugandan writers and playwrights that includes novelist Okello Oculi, playwright John Ruganda, and novelist Austin Bukenya. Her best-known work is the one-act play Keeping up with the Mukasas,[4] included in David Cook's 1965 anthology of East African plays, Origin East Africa.
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