Masimba Musodza
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Born | Julius Masimba Musodza' March 29, 1976 Harare, Zimbabwe |
Occupation | Screenwriter, Novelist, Producer |
Julius Masimba Musodza (born 29 March 1976) is a Zimbabwean screenwriter and author.
Life
Musodza was born at the emergence of the new Zimbabwe, the son of a civil servant. He was educated at Avondale Primary School, Harare and St Mary Magdalene's High School, Nyanga. After school, he trained as a screenwriter. In 2002, Musodza relocated to the United Kingdom, where he has lived ever since. He lives in the North East England town of Middlesbrough.[1][2]
Writing
An avid reader as a child, Musodza aspired to be a writer from the time he discovered that it was possible to earn a living from it.[3] His first book was The Man Who Turned Into A Rastafarian, 2006, an anthology of short stories about Rastafarian life in Zimbabwe. This anthology, with the Dread Eye Detective Agency stories have established his reputation as a pioneer in African "Rastafarian Literature".[4][5][6]
Musodza has contributed to the StoryTime e-zine, which was founded by South Africa-based Zimbabwean author, Ivor Hartmann.,[7] Jungle Jim,[8] Bookends, Winter Tales[9] and other periodicals.
He is also the author of the first definitive science fiction novel in the Shona language, MunaHacha Maive Nei?[10][11]
In addition to two personal blogs, Musodza, an advocate for Zionism, blogs for The Times of Israel.[12]
Publications
- The Man who turned into a Rastafarian,2007, Diggory Press, ISBN 978-1-84685-537-5
- Uriah's Vengeance, Lion Press, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9558082-5-8
- African Roar[13] (Anthology, contributed Yesterday's Dog,[14] a short-story) edited by E. Sigauke/I.W. Hartmann, Lion Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9562422-8-0
- Shavi Rechikadzi, 2015, Belontos Books, ISBN 978-1-908690-24-1
References
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- ↑ Article on [Ghanaweb.com]http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=181180
- ↑ Review of Yesterday's Dog http://www.damiankelleher.com/drupal/review/masimba-musodza-yesterdays-dog
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