Magona, Sindiwe
MAGONA, Sindiwe
MAGONA, Sindiwe. South African, b. 1943. Genres: Novels. Career: Domestic worker, 1963-67; primary schoolteacher, Cape Town, South Africa, 1967-80; high school teacher of Xhosa language, Cape Town, 1977-81; United Nations, NYC, press officer, 1984-. Publications: To My Children's Children, 1994; Living, Loving, and Lying Awake at Night (fiction), 1994; Forced to Grow, 1998; Mother to Mother (fiction), 1998; Push-Push and Other Stories. Address: United Nations, 1 United Nations Plaza Suite S-805M, New York, NY 10017, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]
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