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词条 Asenath Bole Odaga
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  1. Biography

     Legacy 

  2. Published works

  3. References

  4. External links

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| birth_date = July 5, 1937
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| death_place = Kisumu
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}}Asenath Bole Odaga (1937 – 2014) was a Kenyan publisher and author of novels, plays, children's books, and other literary works. Odaga also promoted literature in Kenyan languages and the study of oral literature by writing in Luo and co-authoring a guide to oral literature for students.[1][2]

Biography

Born in Rarieda, Kenya in 1938, Asenath Bole Odaga was educated at Alliance Girls High School and University of Nairobi.[3] At University of Nairobi Odaga submitted a thesis for the Masters of Arts degree: Educational Values of "Sigendeni Luo": The Kenya Luo Oral Narratives.[4]

In 1982 Odaga founded Lake Publishers and became the first female publisher in Kenya.[5] She would later open the Thu-Thinda bookstore in Kisumu.[5] Odaga founded the Kenya Women Literature Group in 1986, with the intention of developing works in Kenyan languages by and for women.[6]

Odaga also wrote books for children, saying "I thought that children should have something to read about their own background and the other children they know, real African heroes with whom they can identify"[7] These stories often focus on the daily life of children.[8]

Asenath Bole Odaga died on December 1, 2014.[9]

Legacy

Odaga was listed by the Daily Nation as one of the writers having the most impact on Kenyan society.[10] Her work has been cited as an influence on Kenyan novelist Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor.[11]

Published works

  • English--Dholuo Dictionary
  • The Villager's Son (1971)
  • Thu tinda : stories from Kenya (1980)
  • Yesterday's today : a study of oral literature (1984)
  • Ogilo nungo piny kirom (1983)
  • The Shade Changes (1984)
  • Nyamgondho wuod ombare gi sigendini luo moko (1985)
  • The storm (1985)
  • Literature for children and young people in Kenya (1985)
  • Munde goes to the market (1987), with Adrienne Moore
  • A bridge in time (1987)
  • Munde and his friends (1987)
  • Between the years (1987)
  • Jande's ambition (1988)
  • The silver cup (1988)
  • The hare's blanket. And other stories (1989), with Adrienne Moore
  • Poko nyar migumba : gi sigend luo mamoko (1989), with
  • The diamond ring (1989)
  • The angry flames (1989), with Adrienne Moore
  • The secret of the monkey rock (1989)
  • Riana (1991)
  • A night on a tree (1991)
  • My home (1991)
  • The love ash, rosa and other stories (1992)
  • Simbi nyaima (1993)
  • Basic English-Luo words and phrases (1993)
  • Why the hyena has a crooked neck and other stories (1993)
  • Endless road (1995)
  • Luo sayings (1995)
  • Something for nothing (2001)
  • Mogen jabare (2003)
  • Nyangi gi Otis (2004)
  • The Luo oral literature and educational values of its narratives (2010)[12]

References

1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.sde.co.ke/article/2000143792/asenath-odaga-matriach-who-bequeathed-us-rich-literature-and-sense-of-belongin|title=Asenath Odaga: Matriach who bequeathed us rich literature and sense of belonging|last=Ndago-Kabira|first=Abnea|date=|work=Kenya Standard Digital / SDE.CO.KE|access-date=2015-05-28|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}
2. ^{{cite journal|last1=Amuka|first1=Peter|date=1985|title=Oral Literature: A School Certificate Course (Book Review|jstor=3819137|journal=Research in African Literatures|volume=16|issue=3|pages=430–31}}
3. ^*{{cite web |url=http://www.nation.co.ke/lifestyle/weekend/Storyteller-Asenath-Odaga-takes-her-last-bow/-/1220/2546000/-/15editn/-/index.html|title=A tribute to Asenath Bole Odaga: The queen of folklore |last=Aduda |first=David |date=6 December 2014 |website=Daily Nation |access-date=28 May 2015}}
4. ^{{cite book|last1=Odaga|first1=Asenath Bole|title=Educational Value of "Sigendeni Luo": The Kenya Luo Oral Narratives|date=1980|publisher=University of Nairobi|url=http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/11295/23996/Odaga_Educational%20Values%20Of%20Sigendini%20%20Luo%3b%20Kenya%20Narratives.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y|accessdate=2 February 2018}}
5. ^1 {{Cite news|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/article/2001261237/asenath-odaga-the-unsung-literature-guru|title=Asenath Bole Odaga :The queen of folklore|last=Kabale|first=Nasibo|date=Nov 17, 2017|work=Evewoman (Kenya Standard)|access-date=Jul 10, 2018}}
6. ^{{Cite journal|last=Pugliese|first=Cristiana|date=1994|title=KENYAN PUBLISHERS IN VERNACULAR LANGUAGES: GIKUYU, KIKAMBA AND DHOLUO|journal=Africa: Rivista Trimestrale di Studi e Documentazione Dell'Istituto Italiano Per l'Africa e l'Oriente|volume=49|issue=2|pages=250–259|jstor=40760883}}
7. ^{{Citation |last=James |first=Adeola |year=1990 |title=In Their Own Voices: African Women Writers Talk |publisher=J. Currey |publication-place=London |page=123 }}
8. ^{{Cite journal|last=Osaki|first=Lillian Temu|date=2003-01-01|title=African children's literature: a scholar's guide|url=https://www.ajol.info/index.php/udslj/article/view/26595|journal=University of Dar es Salaam Library Journal|volume=5|issue=1|pages=67–79|doi=10.4314/udslj.v5i1.26595|issn=0856-1818}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Literary-lioness-Asenath-Bole-Odaga-closes-her-chapter-at-83-/-/539444/2544928/-/qqdexn/-/index.html|title=Literary lioness Asenath Bole Odaga closes her chapter at 83|work=Business Daily|access-date=2018-11-14|language=en-UK}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nation.co.ke/Features/weekend/Are-these-Kenyas-finest-writers/-/1220/1868988/-/kdxbh1z/-/index.html |title=Are these Kenya's finest writers?|last=Sigei |first=Julius |date=1 June 2013 |website=Daily Nation}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Women-who-inspired-my-writing/-/434746/2093432/-/q1n22l/-/index.html|title=Women who inspired my writing|last=Owuor |first=Yvonne Adhiambo |date=29 November 2013 |website=The EastAfrican |access-date=29 May 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Asenath Bole Odaga|url=https://library.osu.edu/literary-map-of-africa/authors/odaga-asenath-bole|website=Literary Map of Africa|publisher=Ohio State University Libraries|accessdate=2 February 2018}}

External links

  • "Asenath Odaga: Matriarch who bequeathed us rich literature and sense of belonging", in sde.co.ke
  • "Asenath Odaga passes on in Kisumu" in Kisumuinfo.com
  • "Kenyan literary icon Asenath Bole Odaga dies in Kisumu" by David Ohito, in Standard Media.co.ke
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