Richard Mabala | |
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Born | London, United Kingdom | 11 December 1949
Occupation | Author social activist professor Columnist |
Language | English Swahili French |
Education | B.A (Hons) French and History
(1971), M.A Oxford University (1983) Post Graduate Diploma in Education (1972) University of Nottingham, UK |
Notable works | Hawa The Bus Driver[1] Mabala The Farmer |
Notable awards | CODE's Burt Award for African Literature[2] |
Richard Frank Satterthwaite (born 11 December 1949), popularly known as Richard Mabala,[3] is a British-born Tanzanian author, social activist,[4] columnist[5] and academic,[6][7] predominantly recognized for his tale books Hawa The Bus Driver,[8] Mabala The Farmer[9] and Run Free which won him a CODE's Burt Award for African Literature.[10]