Abner Nyamende
Abner Nyamende lectures in the department of Linguistics and Southern African languages at the University of Cape Town, and is an accomplished published poet and fiction writer. His first book of Xhosa poetry, entitled IMBONGI IJONG'EXHANTINI (The Bard Turns Towards the Graves of the Ancestors), was published in July 1995. He also has done research on traditional Xhosa praise poetry and on Xhosa folktales. Nyamende has a special interest in promoting the development of creative writing in local indigenous languages, including Xhosa.
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