Daniel Cornel Marivate

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Daniel Cornel Marivate
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Born(1897-02-18)18 February 1897
Died9 October 1989(1989-10-09) (aged 92)
NationalitySouth African
Occupation(s)Writer, composer, reverend
Notable work Sasavona
SpouseBertha Manyengeni Marivate
Children

Daniel Cornel Marivate was a South African writer and composer [1] who wrote the first Xitsonga novel Sasavona . [2] [3]

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References

  1. Lucia, Christine (2018). "General Introduction to the Mohapeloa Critical Edition". SAMUS: South African Music Studies. 36–37 (1): 178–236. hdl:10520/EJC-f186814e6.
  2. Marivate, Daniel Cornel (1936). Sasavona. Swiss Mission in S.A.
  3. Killam, Douglas; Rowe, Ruth (2010). The Companion to African Literatures. James Currey. p. 220. ISBN   9781847010193.
  4. Gérard, Albert S. (1993). Comparative Literature and African Literatures. Via Afrika. p. 215. ISBN   9780799413526.
  5. Bill, Mary C.; Mathumba, Isaac D. (2012). "Tsonga literatures: past, present and future". South African Journal of African Languages. 21 (3–4): 348–365. doi:10.1080/02572117.2001.10587484.