Sindiwe Magona

G Dianne Shober (University of Fort Hare)

Ed. by Anna Hildegard Gagiano, University of Stellenbosch
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 7.2.3.03: South Africa and other Southern Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Helen Rachel Cousins (Newman University), David Firth (University of Manchester)

Dates

Born 27 Aug 1943
Activity 1990-ongoing

Places

Born in South Africa
Active in South Africa

Activities

Primary

Autobiographer
Journalist
Memoirist
Novelist
Revolutionary, Activist

Resources

Sindiwe Magona is an acclaimed autobiographer, novelist, poet, public commentator and playwright who explores the frustrating and fragmented roles of black women enduring the identity rape of both patriarchy and racism. Her initial autobiographical works examine her experiences in apartheid South Africa, but her latest novel interrogates the effects of AIDS and male infidelity on successful monogamous African women.

Magona was born on the 27^th of August, 1943 in the rural Eastern Cape village of Gungululu in the Transkei homeland, South Africa. The year of her birth coincided with the adoption of a Bill of Rights drafted by the African National Congress (ANC) and the inception of the ANC Women’s League, pivotal …

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Citation: Shober, G Dianne. "Sindiwe Magona". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 April 2009 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12546, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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