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Barbara Kimenye
Ugandan writer (1929-2012) · Uganda · On the map · Writers · Died at 82
Barbara Kimenye was a British-born writer who became one of the most popular and best-selling children's authors in East Africa, where she lived from the 1950s. Her books sold more than a million copies, not just in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, but throughout English-speaking Africa.
Barbara Kimenye is read about 4 times a day, in 9 languages.
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She wrote more than 50 titles and is best remembered for her Moses series, about a mischievous student at a boarding school for troublesome boys.
Country
Uganda
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2012 · aged 82
