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  • Thomas Mofolo Prize for Outstanding Sesotho Fiction launched in South Africa.

    Thomas Mofolo Prize for Outstanding Sesotho Fiction launched in South Africa.

    The Thomas Mofolo Prize for Outstanding Sesotho Fiction was launched by South Africa’s Geko Publishing on February 6, 2019. Thomas Mokopu Mofolo, born on 22 December 1876, in Khojane, Leribe, Lesotho, is the most important writer in the Sesotho canon. With the penname Thomas Mofolo, he pioneered African literary tradition with Moeti wa Bochabela in…