Anne Matindi

Anne Matindi
Born	(1942-01-01)January 1, 1942
Died	June 8, 2023(2023-06-08) (aged 81)
Citizenship	Kenya
Occupation	Writer

Anne-Rose Waruguru Matindi (born 1942 ^[1] ) is a Kenyan nurse and children's writer, known for her plays aimed at elementary school children. ^[2]

Life

Anne Matindi was born in Murang'a District, Kenya, ^[3] and was educated at Nginda Girls' School and Kahuhia Girls' School. By the time her first collection of stories was published in 1967, she was married with three children. ^[4]

Matindi's stories, set in East Africa, are often amusing traditional stories about domestic animals. ^[2]

Works

• The sun and the wind. Nairobi : East African Publishing House, 1967. Illustrations by Adrienne Moore. East African junior library, no. 7.
• The lonely black pig, and other stories. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1968. East African junior library, no. 5.
• Jua na Upepo; na hadithi nyingine. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1968. Hadithi za kikwetu, 3. (Short story in Swahili.)
• (with Cynthia Hunter) The sun-men and other plays. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1971. Illustrations by Beryl Moore. Plays for primary schools, 1.
• The Kasiwes and their animals, and other stories. Nairobi : Phoenix, 1996. Illustrations by Emmanuel Kariuki. Phoenix young readers library.

References

1. Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya (1972). Accessions List, Eastern Africa. Library of Congress Office. pp. 109, 305.
2. Jones, Wilma L., "Twenty Contemporary African Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliography", 1995. Accessed 11 February 2020.
3. Library of Congress Name Authority File
4. Anne Matindi (1967). The sun and the wind. East African Publishing House. p. 30.