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Lesotho Literature
Notable authors in the African kingdom of Lesotho include Moroesi Akhionbare (1945–2020 ), Thomas Mofolo (1876–1948), Caroline Ntseliseng Khaketla (1918–2012),Scott Rosenberg and Richard F. Weisfelder"Khaketla, 'Masechele Caroline Ntseliseng (1918-2012)" ''Historical Dictionary of Lesotho'', Scarecrow Press, 2013, pp. 206-07. Mzamane Nhlapo and Mpho 'M'atsepo Nthunya. Only a limited amount of Lesotho literature is available in the English language. Among these works is '' Chaka'' (1931)—the most famous novel by the writer Thomas Mofolo. Written in Sesotho Sotho () or Sesotho () or Southern Sotho is a Southern Bantu language of the Sotho–Tswana ("S.30") group, spoken primarily by the Basotho in Lesotho, where it is the national and official language; South Africa (particularly the Free Sta ..., it tells the story of the rise and fall of a Zulu emperor-king. It was named one of the twelve best works of African literature of the 20th century by a panel organiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesotho
Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Southern Africa. It has an area of over and has a population of about million. It was previously the British Crown colony of Basutoland, which declared independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966. It is a fully sovereign state and is a member of the United Nations, the Commonwealth of Nations, the African Union, and the Southern African Development Community. The name ''Lesotho'' roughly translates to "land of the Sotho". History Basutoland Basutoland emerged as a single body politic, polity under King Moshoeshoe I in 1822. Moshoeshoe, a son of Mokhachane, a minor tribal chief, chief of the Bakoteli lineage, formed his own clan and became a chief around 1804. Between 1820 and 1823, he and his followers settled at the Buth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |