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Charles Mungoshi (Charles Lovemore Mungoshi) was born on 2 December, 1947 in at Manyene, near Chivhu (Southern Rhodesia), is a Zimbabwean writer (1947–2019). Discover Charles Mungoshi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

Popular As Charles Lovemore Mungoshi
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Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 2 December 1947
Birthday 2 December
Birthplace at Manyene, near Chivhu (Southern Rhodesia)
Date of death 16 February, 2019
Died Place Harare, Zimbabwe
Nationality Zimbabwe

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1947

Charles Lovemore Mungoshi (2 December 1947 – 16 February 2019), was a Zimbabwean writer.

Mungoshi was born on 2 December 1947 at Manyene, near Chivhu (Zimbabwe).

He was educated at St Augustine's, Penhalonga.

After leaving school, he worked with the Forestry Commission before joining Textbook Sales in Harare.

1975

From 1975 to 1981 he worked at the Literature Bureau as an editor and then moved to the Zimbabwe Publishing House.

Mungoshi's works include short stories and novels in Shona and English.

He also wrote poetry, but viewed it as a "mere finger exercise".

He had a wide range, including anti-colonial writings and children's books.

While the colonial regime initially banned his work he eventually wrote about post-colonial oppression as well.

He was both an editor and a translator as well.

Two of his novels, one in Shona and the other in English, both published in 1975, won the International PEN Awards.

His first Shona novel was Makunun'unu Maodzamoyo followed by the English short collection Some Kinds of Wounds, which was banned by the colonial regime.

His other Shona novel, Kunyarara Hakusi Kutaura, won several awards and his play Inongova Njakenjake showed his versatility as a writer.

1980

Mungoshi also took part in some of the local Zimbabwean drama series in the late 1980s to early '90s, and played a role in a local drama Ndabvezera, which was produced by Aaron Chiundura Moyo.

1992

The awards he won include the Noma Award in 1992 and the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region) twice in the years 1988 and 1998.

1993

He married an actress, Jesesi Mungoshi, who played the title role in the 1993 Zimbabwean film Neria (written by Tsitsi Dangarembga and directed by Godwin Mawuru).

He held an Honorary degree from the University of Zimbabwe.

2014

His Branching Streams Flow in the Dark won a National Arts Merit Award in 2014 for being the outstanding fiction book published in the year.

He is the brother of David Mungoshi.

2019

He died in Harare on February 16, 2019.