Desmond Dudwa Phiri

Desmond Dudwa Phiri, commonly known as D. D. Phiri, (February 23, 1931 – March 24, 2019)[1] was a Malawian author, economist, historian, and playwright.[2] He was born in Mzimba, Malawi, and was the Principal and proprietor of the Aggrey Memorial School in Blantyre.[2] He published 17 books in the fields of history, sociology and economics and was recognized by the Pan-African Writers' Association (PAWA) as one of the top 23 authors in Africa in 2011.[3] He was a regular columnist in The Nation newspaper. He died on 24 March 2019 at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Blantyre [4]

  1. ^ "Desmond Dudwa Phiri: Mysterious sage who, after death, looms over Malawi". TheTimes. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Phiri, D. D., Malawi: Our Future Our Choice, Society of Malawi Publishing (Historic and Scientific), 2006.[page needed]
  3. ^ http://www.malawivoice.com/latest-news/pan-africa-honours-veteran-writer-dd-phiri-%E2%80%93-he-is-now-within-africa-%E2%80%99s-best-23-writers/[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Prominent Malawian historian D.D Phiri dies". Malawi24. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.