Godfrey Kalimugogo

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Godfrey Kalimugogo
Born Godfrey Mwene Kalimugogo
(1943-01-01)1 January 1943
Kabale District, Uganda
Died25 January 2015(2015-01-25) (aged 72)
Occupation Diplomat, writer
Nationality Ugandan
Alma mater Makerere University, University of Dar es Salaam
Genre Fiction
Notable works Sandu, the Prince

Godfrey Mwene Kalimugogo (1943 – 25 January 2015) [1] was a novelist and diplomat from Uganda. [2] He also served as a diplomat, representing Uganda in Tanzania and Ethiopia. He retired from the diplomatic service in 2003. [3]

Uganda republic in East Africa

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.

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Early life

Kalimugogo was born in the village of Kyocezo, Kabale District, circa 1943 [4] in south-western Uganda near the Rwandan border.

Kabale District District in Uganda

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Education

Kalimugogo was educated at Kihanga Boys' School in Mparo, Rukiga District, from where he went to Nyakasura School in Fort Portal, Kabarole District. He graduated with an honours degree in English and classical literature from Makerere University College of the University of East Africa in 1968. [5] He obtained a postgraduate degree from the University of Dar es Salaam. [4]

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Nyakasura School is a mixed, boarding, middle, and high school in Fort Portal, Kabarole District, Western Region of Uganda.

Writing

His first book was published in 1972. A number of Kalimugogo's novels focus on the "lifestyle of the greedy hedonist and the ramifications associated with overt love of sex, booze and money". [6] [7]

Kalimugogo's first book, Dare to Die, was released in 1972, but it was his third novel, Trials and Tribulations in Sandu’s Home, released in 1974, that distinguished him as a witty writer. It was put on the literature syllabus.[ citation needed ] At the time of his death, he had published fifteen books. In 2004 and 2010, respectively, A Visitor Without a Mission and Bury Me in a Simple Grave earned him honours from the National Book Trust of Uganda. [8] [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Muhwezi-Murari, Maurice Alex (29 January 2015). "Godfrey Mwene Kalimugogo: giant of the writing jungle goes to sleep". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. ↑ Wanyenze, Immaculate (23 September 2012). "Kalimugogo and his magic pen". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Mulera, Muniini K. (27 January 2015). "Kalimugogo inspired us in life, challenges us in death". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 Gikandi, Simon (2003). Encyclopedia of African Literature. Taylor & Francis. p. 356. ISBN   978-0-415-23019-3 . Retrieved 28 March 2010.
  5. ↑ Kalimugogo, Godfrey (2009). Bury Me in a Simple Grave. Baroque Publishers.
  6. ↑ Kalimugogo, Godfrey Mwene (17 January 2016). "Bury Me in a Simple Grave". Africa Book Club. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Muhumuza, Dennis D. (19 December 2009). "Forget not the hand that feedeth you…". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  8. ↑ Muhumuza, Dennis D. (17 October 2010). "A lover and writer of good humour". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Muhumuza, Dennis D. (31 October 2010). "Exposing the idiocy of politics of the belly". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Muhumuza, Dennis D. (7 January 2012). "A promising year for Ugandan literature". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
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