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Charles Mungoshi
1947 – 2019
Twice a PEN International award winner, writing in Shona and English
Landmark is level 2 of 4 in the Zimbabwe Hall of Fame: a first that opened a door, or the pre-eminent figure of their generation in this country. See how the levels work.
Why they are here
He wrote in both Shona and English and won two PEN International awards, and is the Zimbabwean writer most read by Zimbabweans.
Charles Mungoshi won two PEN International awards in 1976.
He is renowned in Zimbabwe for traditional stories written in both English and Shona, and his poems and books sold widely across the country's communities.
He is renowned in Zimbabwe for traditional stories written in both English and Shona, and his poems and books sold widely across the country's communities.
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