Anne-Rose Waruguru Matindi (born 1942 [1]) is a Kenyan nurse and children's writer, known for her plays aimed at elementary school children. [2]
Life
Anne Matindi was born in Murang'a District, Kenya, [3] and was educated at Nginda Girls' School and Kahuhia Girls' School. By the time her first collection of stories was published in 1967, she was married with three children. [4]
Matindi's stories, set in East Africa, are often amusing traditional stories about domestic animals. [2]
Works
- The sun and the wind. Nairobi : East African Publishing House, 1967. Illustrations by Adrienne Moore. East African junior library, no. 7.
- The lonely black pig, and other stories. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1968. East African junior library, no. 5.
- Jua na Upepo; na hadithi nyingine. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1968. Hadithi za kikwetu, 3. (Short story in Swahili.)
- (with Cynthia Hunter) The sun-men and other plays. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1971. Illustrations by Beryl Moore. Plays for primary schools, 1.
- The Kasiwes and their animals, and other stories. Nairobi : Phoenix, 1996. Illustrations by Emmanuel Kariuki. Phoenix young readers library.
References
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^ Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya (1972).
Accessions List, Eastern Africa. Library of Congress Office. pp. 109, 305.
{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link) - ^ a b Jones, Wilma L., "Twenty Contemporary African Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliography", 1995. Accessed 11 February 2020.
- ^ Library of Congress Name Authority File
- ^ Anne Matindi (1967). The sun and the wind. East African Publishing House. p. 30.
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