Aniceti Kitereza

Aniceti Kitereza (* 1896 in Sukuma, Tanzania, † 20 April 1981 Kagunguli on Ukerewe, Tanzania ) was a Tanzanian writer and theologian.

Kitereza was a king 's grandson, his grandfather was King Machunda ( the rainmaker ) from the clan of Silanga on the island Ukerewe in Lake Victoria. At the age of nine, he became a Christian and then went to a mission school and later studied theology and languages. As a voice talent, he spoke eight languages ​​(including Kikerewe, Swahili, German, English, French, Latin ); he collected folk tales and wrote historical books.

His greatest success The children of the Rainmaker (Original Title: Bw Myombekere na Bi Bugonoka na na Ntulanalwo Bulihwali ) was published posthumously in 1981 in Tanzania Publishing House in Kiswahili and 1990 for the first time in German. The book is aimed at the following generations and describes how the people of Africa who lived before the colonial period. Aniceti Kitereza died in poverty after he last lived as Ujamaa Bauer.

The children of the Rainmaker

In the multi-part family saga, the life and love of a childless couple is described, whose marriage seems doomed to fail in traditional Africa precisely because of this childlessness. The book aims to bring traditions, myths and laws of ancient Africa for posterity on paper. The original text was written in Kikerewe and was translated into Swahili later. The German translation was written in 1989 by the Africanists Wilhelm Möhlig and 1990 for the first time laid.

Selections

  • The children of the rainmaker. Part 1: The marriage ISBN 3872947613
  • The children of the rainmaker. Part 2: The Family ( partially with the serpent slayer ) ISBN 3293202071
  • The children of the rainmaker. 2008 reissue in one volume. ISBN 9783779501770
  • How did it come about that men and women live together ISBN 387294858X
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