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Phaswane Mpe
South African writer (1970-2004) · South Africa · On the map · Writers · Died at 34
Phaswane Mpe was a South African poet and novelist. He was educated at the University of the Witwatersrand, where he was a lecturer in African literature. He did his master's degree in publishing at Oxford Brookes University in 1998. His debut novel, Welcome to Our Hillbrow, was published in 2001.
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A collection of short stories and poems, Brooding Clouds, was published posthumously in 2008.
Country
South Africa
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1970 to 2004 · aged 34
