Ncedile Saule is a South African novelist, writer and academic.
Career
editSaule was born in Fort Beaufort and is from the Bhayi, Mvulane clan.[1] Saule has written a number of notable works in Xhosa, including Unyana Womntu, which was adapted for television by the SABC in 1989,[2] as well as Umthetho KaMthetho and Inkululeko Isentabeni[citation needed]. He has twice won the Nguni category in the M-Net Literary Awards.[3]
Saule was a Xhosa lecturer at the University of South Africa from 1982 until joining Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in around 2013.[3] He is a Xhosa lecturer at Rhodes University[citation needed].
Awards
edit- 1997 M-Net Literary Awards, Nguni category for Ukhozi Olumaphiko[2]
- 2011 M-Net Literary Awards, Nguni category for Inkululeko Isentabeni[3]
Works
edit- Novels
- Unyana Womntu
- Idinga
- Ukhozi Olumaphiko
- Indlalifa
- Umlimandlela
- Ilizwe Linjani
- Textbooks
- Intaba Kamnqwazi[4]
References
edit- ^ A critical analysis of the screen adaptation of Saule’s Unyana womntu. by Thembisa Mbatsha, p.6 [1]
- ^ a b c "King Hintsa Memorial Lecture 2017 by Prof Ncedile Saule - Xhosa Culture". Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ a b c Ben. "The 2011 M-Net Literary Awards Winners". Sunday Times Books LIVE. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Publications". new.ilithapublishers.co.za. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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