Fadhili Frank Mtanga (born 14 November 1981) popularly known by his pen name Fadhy Mtanga is a

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creative writer, translator, blogger, photographer,

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and social worker.

Career

He published his first

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novel, ''Kizungumkuti'' in 2011'','' that was followed by '' Huba'' in 2014 and ''Fungate'' in 2017. In 2020, he published his fourth novel ''Rafu''. In August 2020 Fadhy began what he called #TuzoChallenge on his Facebook wall. He challenged other Swahili writers to continue his new story that he titled ''Tuzo''. As the first initiative in the world of literature, the challenge led to the publication of the very first novel of its own kind going by the same title. Featured by five authors (Fadhy Mtanga,

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and

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), Tuzo that was launched in December 2020. He also published his first Swahili poetry book ''Hisia'' in 2018. He has written a significant number of uncollected short stories that he shares regularly via his blogs and social network accounts. Several of his short stories have been translated into English by translator Jay Boss Rubin, and have appeared in U.S.-based literary and scholarly journals such as ''Living in Languages'' and ''Northwest Review''. His short story "Haiba" (translated by Rubin and titled "Attitudes" in English) is included in Two Lines Press's first-of-its kind collection of Swahili Fiction, ''No Edges: Swahili Stories.'' His narratives, featuring people from various walks of life and socioeconomic classes, reflect on and weave together relationship issues, family issues, and matters related to work, power, and authority. Through his use of staccato sentences, introduction of new vocabulary, and subtle incorporation of English words and phrases, Fadhy Mtanga's writing has contributed significantly to the development of modern Swahili. Apart from writing, Fadhy works as an Executive Director of a Tanzanian NGO, Health & Insurance Management Services Organization (HIMSO) based in

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Works

*''Kizungumkuti'' (2011) *'' Huba (2014) * '' Fungate'' (2017) *''Hisia'' (2018) *''Rafu'' (2020) *''Tuzo'' (2020) with other four Swahili authors

References

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