Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi
South African Xhosa writer (1875–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi (S. E. K. Mqhayi, 1 December 1875 – 29 July 1945) was a Xhosa dramatist, essayist, critic, novelist, historian, biographer, translator and poet whose works are regarded as instrumental in standardising the grammar of isiXhosa and preserving the language in the 20th century.[1]
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Born | (1875-12-01)1 December 1875 Gqumahashe |
Died | 29 July 1945(1945-07-29) (aged 69) Ntab'ozuko |
Resting place | Berlin, near King William's Town |
Pen name | S.E.K. Mqhayi |
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Language | isiXhosa |
Nationality | South African |
Notable works | U-Samson, [Ityala Lamawele] |
Notable awards | May Ester Bedford Prize for Bantu literature |
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