Formerly Head of the English Department, University of Malawi, Jack Mapanje was brutally arrested and imprisoned without trial for four years. Following his release in 1991, he moved to Britain with his wife and family. He has recently been appointed Northern Arts Writer-in Residence and now spends much of his time visiting prisons and lecturing on his experiences in Malawi.
Dedicated to "the black and white writers and human rights sages throughout the world who prayed and fought for my freedom," this new volume of poetry damns the Malawian regime that incarcerated Mapanje. The collection reveals Mapanje's initial reaction to the banning of his last volume in Malawi and his subsequent imprisonment in Mikuyu Prison, and includes poems written since his release and exile from his native land.
- ISBN10 0435911988
- ISBN13 9780435911980
- Publish Date 27 August 1993
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Pearson Education Limited
- Imprint Heinemann
- Format Paperback
- Pages 192
- Language English