Anne Matindi

Anne-Rose Waruguru Matindi (born 1942^[1]) is a Kenyan nurse and children's writer, known for her plays aimed at elementary school children.^[2]

Life[]

Mrs Anne Matindi was born in Murang'a District, Kenya,^[3] and was educated at Nginda Girls' School and Kahuhia Girls' School. By the time of her first collection of stories in 1967, she was married with three children.^[4]

Matindi's stories, set in East Africa, are often amusing traditional stories about domestic animals.^[2]

Works[]

The sun and the wind. Nairobi : East African Publishing House, 1967. Illustrations by Adrienne Moore. East African junior library, no. 7.
The lonely black pig, and other stories. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1968. East African junior library, no. 5.
Jua na Upepo; na hadithi nyingine. Nairobi: East African Pub. House, 1968. Hadithi za kikwetu, 3. (Short story in Swahili.)
(with Cynthia Hunter) The sun-men and other plays. Nairobi: East African Publishing House, 1971. Illustrations by Beryl Moore. Plays for primary schools, 1.
The Kasiwes and their animals, and other stories. Nairobi : Phoenix, 1996. Illustrations by Emmanuel Kariuki. Phoenix young readers library.

References[]

^ Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya (1972). Accessions List, Eastern Africa. Library of Congress Office. pp. 109, 305.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Jones, Wilma L., Twenty Contemporary African Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliography, 1995. Accessed 11 February 2020.
^ Library of Congress Name Authority File
^ Anne Matindi (1967). The sun and the wind. East African Pub. House. p. 30.

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[Kenya1972-1] Library of Congress. Library of Congress Office, Nairobi, Kenya (1972). Accessions List, Eastern Africa. Library of Congress Office. pp. 109, 305.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Jones-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Jones, Wilma L., Twenty Contemporary African Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliography, 1995. Accessed 11 February 2020.

[3] Library of Congress Name Authority File

[Matindi1967-4] Anne Matindi (1967). The sun and the wind. East African Pub. House. p. 30.

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