Phaswane Mpe

Biography

Phaswane Mpe was born in 1970 in Polokwane, South Africa. He is the author of the novel Welcome to Our Hillbrow and a collection of poems and short stories, Brooding Clouds. He attended the University of Witwatersrand as an undergraduate student in African literature. He also received a diploma in publishing from Oxford Brookes University and a master's in African literature from the University of Witwatersrand. He became a professor of African literature. He died in 2004 from unknown causes.

Birth Date

1970-01-01

Place of Birth

Death Date

2004-01-01

Country of Nationality

South Africa

University of the Witwatersrand, Oxford University, University of the Witwatersrand

Sources

McGregor, Liz. “Phaswane Mpe.” The Guardian, 21 December 2004, www.theguardian.com/news/2004/dec/22/guardianobituaries.southafrica. Accessed 1 July 2022.
 
“Phaswane Mpe.” South African History Online, www.sahistory.org.za/people/phaswane-mpe. Accessed 1 July 2022.
 
“Phaswane Mpe.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 26 April 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaswane_Mpe. Accessed 11 November 2024.