Daniel Cornel Marivate

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

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

Works

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Books

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  • Sasavona[4]
  • David Livingstone[5]
  • Xiloyiloyi
  • Buku ya Swivuriso

Music

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Further reading

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  • Solani Samson Mthombeni: The man, the village and his acoustic guitar
  • David Attwell; Derek Attridge (12 January 2012). The Cambridge History of South African Literature. Cambridge University Press. pp. 437–. ISBN 978-1-316-17513-2.
  • South African Scope. 1970.

References

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  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.