Thomas Mokopu Mofolo is often regarded as the first African novelist, and the greatest author to write one in an African language. His body of work, which consists of three books composed between 1905 and 1910, were first written in Sesotho, and then widely translated.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1876 to 1948 · aged 71
Written about in
17 languages
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