Occupation writer Genre Plays | Nationality Ugandan Died 1997 | |
Notable works The minister's wife, Generosity kills, The last safari Books Generosity Kills and The Last Safari: Two Plays | ||
Lubwa p'Chong, (1946–1997) was a Ugandan playwright and poet. He founded and edited Nanga, the magazine of the national teacher’s college, Kampala, and edited Dhana, the Makerere literary magazine. His poetry has appeared in east African magazines and anthologies.
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Early life and education
Lubwa P’chong was born in Gulu, Uganda. He was educated at Sam Baker School, Gulu, the National teachers' college Kyambogo and at Makerere, Durham and Exeter Universities. He was a creative writing fellow at the university of Iowa 1987, and lectures in drama-in-education at the institute of teachers' college Kyambogo. He had his early education there and in kyambogo. He taught for several years, and then studied literature and linguistics at Makerere university.
Writing
His plays Generosity Kills and The Last Safari (1975) were followed by Words of my groaning (1976), a portrait of life in independent Africa. His other plays are The minister’s wife (1982), The Bishop’s Daughters (1988) Do not uproot the pumpkin (1987), Kinsmen and Kinswomen (1988) and The madman (1989). Lubwa has alsos published an article on “okot p’Bitek: The cultural matrix of the acholi, in Uganda:the cultural landscape, edited by Eckhard Breitinger (1999).