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Albert Nyathi signs contract with Nigerian publisher
03 Apr 2013 at 16:58hrs | Views
Local dub poet, author and musician, Albert Nyathi, has signed a contract with a Nigerian publisher which will see his award-winning book, "My Daughter" being used as a set book by some of the schools in that country.
Nyathi was recently endorsed as the United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador.
He said the book, which addresses issues that affect the girl child, will soon be read in various schools within some African countries starting with Nigeria, where a publishing contract has already been signed.
Nyathi is also a United Nations Artist Advisory Council member for Southern Africa.
He said the book addresses violence on women and girls as part of a global campaign.
"This is a great move and since its launch at last year's Harare International Festival of the Arts, a lot of publishers who attended thought it could be a good move to have the book in their schools in other countries such as Nigeria.
"Well, it is a good thing that the book continues to capture the imagination of an entire continent and Nigeria is a big market and obviously this means Zimbabwean literature is going in the right direction," he said.
The soft copy of the book has already been sent to Nigeria as a starting point and over 650 copies were sold during HIFA last year.
There has been an overwhelming response to the book both locally and regionally.
An animation of the poem is set to be released in Zimbabwe anytime soon.
Through the assistance of another prominent author, Ignatius Mabasa, Nyathi is planning to write up a follow up book titled, "My Son."
Nyathi has recited his poems at high-profile events and state functions.
He became popular with his song, "Senzenina?", released in 1993 and started writing poetry after his experiences in the liberation struggle.
His first poetry collection, "Echoes from Zimbabwe", was published in 2010.
Nyathi was recently endorsed as the United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador.
He said the book, which addresses issues that affect the girl child, will soon be read in various schools within some African countries starting with Nigeria, where a publishing contract has already been signed.
Nyathi is also a United Nations Artist Advisory Council member for Southern Africa.
He said the book addresses violence on women and girls as part of a global campaign.
"This is a great move and since its launch at last year's Harare International Festival of the Arts, a lot of publishers who attended thought it could be a good move to have the book in their schools in other countries such as Nigeria.
"Well, it is a good thing that the book continues to capture the imagination of an entire continent and Nigeria is a big market and obviously this means Zimbabwean literature is going in the right direction," he said.
There has been an overwhelming response to the book both locally and regionally.
An animation of the poem is set to be released in Zimbabwe anytime soon.
Through the assistance of another prominent author, Ignatius Mabasa, Nyathi is planning to write up a follow up book titled, "My Son."
Nyathi has recited his poems at high-profile events and state functions.
He became popular with his song, "Senzenina?", released in 1993 and started writing poetry after his experiences in the liberation struggle.
His first poetry collection, "Echoes from Zimbabwe", was published in 2010.
Source - zbc
