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Voyager: Thomas Mofolo and his wife Emma in East London in 1936. The writer’s first book ‘Moeti oa Bochabela’ (‘Traveller to the East’) was published in 1907.
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Thomas Mofolo: A pioneer in African literature

Thomas Mofolo’s 1907 ‘masterpiece’ novel offers the reader a journey of body and soul

  • Darryl Accone
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