Africa: Southern

Lesotho a Comprehensive Bibliography S.M. Willet and D. Ambrose xliii + 496 Clio (Santa Barbara. Oxford ); (World Bibliographical Series III); "write [to pblr] for information" (sic): annotated. contains pp 106-24 'Sociology and Related Studies' incl folklore and proverbs. pp 345-74 'Literature' with creative, critical, translations and lit in Lesotho in other languages; pp 375-88 'Art and Culture'

Lesotho: a Selected and Partially Annotated Bibliography L. Gagner and K. Cook United Nations Institute for Training and Research, 1972

Swaziland Official Publications. 1880-1972. a Bibliography o f the Onginal and Microfiche Edition State Library. Pretoria xii + 190 State Library (Pretoria) 1975; (State Library Pretoria, Bibliography 18).

Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature for 1976. Vol LI xliii + 896 M. Smith Modern Humanities Research Assn £24.50. annual. "record of current scholarship and criticism dealing with Eng Lang and Eng Lit"; no "new creative writing" listed; reports incl Sn Africa; valuable, particularly for author checklists (q.v.).

—— for 1977: Vol LII xlv + 757 M. Smith MHRA £29 00; incl entries relevant Zimbabwe and Sn Africa; see item above

International African Bibliography. Current Books. Articles. and Papers in African Studies X 1-4 (see Africa: General ); content arr "geographically by region and country"; "subject tracing"; valuable for "Zimbabwe". "Southern Africa", "Botswana", "Lesotho", "Swaziland".

National Institute For Research In Development and African Studies: Documentation Unit Accessions List XIX-XXII, UBS (P/Bag 002, Gaborone); (also available from Botswana Book Centre, Box 91, Gaborone); quarterly.

MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures, 1979 800 Modern Language Assn of America (New York) $150.00; annual: 2 vols: II incl 'African Literatures', alphabetical arr of countries and of authors; subject tracing; valuable data source for Sn Africa area sections.

Shelfmark 80-85 (see Journals); each issue contains: 'List of Additions' of local & non-local pblns to The National Free Library of Zimbabwe (also known as The Dugald Niven Library); accessions lists identify titles pbld in Zimbabwe; comprehensive holdings incl good 'Literature' section; articles, brief book notices, 'Points From Current Periodicals' on wide range subjects, local & non-local.

The National Bibliography of Botswana XII 1-3, C. B. Matsheka Botswana National Library Service (Gaborone ) P1.00 per issue; processed; 3rd issue cumulative for year; lists all new titles pbld in Botswana; lists serials appearing less than 6 times annually; serials list indicates if title has ceased pbln; index of authors, titles, series; lists pblrs and their addresses.

Zimbabwe National Bibliography, 1980 National Archives of Zimbabwe (Salisbury) gratis; annual; lists deposits of titles pbld in Zimbabwe; lists local pblrs and their addresses; index to new periodicals; ceased periodicals listed and successor titles; contains 'Literature' section; Note: item not yet to hand.

Lessing, Doris Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature for 1976 (see BIBLIOGRAPHIES PUBLISHED SERIALLY) contains pp 719-20 'Doris Lessing'; lists criticism, substantial reviews, checklists, pbld during report year.

—— Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature for 1977 (see BIBLIOGRAPHIES PUBLISHED SERIALLY) contains pp 599-600 'Doris Lessing'; (also see item above).

-- Hecate VI 1 contains pp 102-10 'Doris Lessing: a Selective Bibliography' G. Whitlock.

-- MLA International Bibliography... 1979 Vol I (see BIBLIOGRAPHIES PUBLISHED SERIALLY) contains pp 161-2 'Lessing'; lists criticism, reviews, checklists, pbld during report year.

-- Modern Fiction Studies XXVI ( Purdue U, Lafayette, Indiana) contains pp 167-75 'Criticism of Doris Lessing: a Selected Checklist' H.B. King.

-- Research in African Literatures X 3 (1979) (see Africa: General Journals) contains pp 383-93 'The Modern South African Novel in English: a Selective Bibliography of Dissertations and Theses' G.E. Gorman ; incl many entries on Lessing.

-- The South African Novel in English Since 1950: an Information and Resource Guide (1978) (see Appendix II: RESEARCH AIDS) contains much on Lessing.

A Recommended Reference Bibliography N. Vassilou (Maseru) 1976.

African Nationalist Leaders in Rhodesia Who's Who R. Cary and D. Mitchell illust xxii + 310 D. Mitchell (Salisbury) pa; first pbld 1977 (see JCL XIII 2 ( 1978) 9.).

African Nationalist Leaders in Zimbabwe Who's Who, 1980 D. Mitchell illust x + 107 D. Mitchell (Salisbury) pa Z$2.50; (Independence Souvenir Edition); rev. edn of African Nationalist Leaders in Rhodesia Who's Who, 1977 (see above).

African Perspective XII (1979) ( Johannesburg) contains pp 92-102 'Unpublished Theses on Southern Africa Submitted in the U.K.'.

African Perspectives 1 (1976) (Leiden) contains pp 109-34 'African Resistance in Rhodesia. A Concise Survey of Publications' T. Gerold-Scheepers ; mainly political.

Brbliography for Planning and Development in Lesotho: a Partially Annotated Bibliography of Holdings and References Developed for the Agricultural Sector Analysis Project: August 1977 G.C. Wilken and C.F. Amiet [unnumbered] Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) with Dept Economics, Colorado State U (Maseru) 1977; (LASA Research Report 1); Ch VIII, X, XII relevant JCL (see also Catalog of Holdings... in the Lesotho MOA/LASA Library below).

Catalog of Holdings and Other References in the Lesotho MOA/LASA Library: February 1980 G.C. Wilken , ' M.J. Leballo , B.J. Eckert , M. Motleleng and K.J. Bolls [288] Lesotho Agricultural Sector Analysis (LASA), Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), with Dept Economics, Colorado State U (Maseru© 1979; (LASA Research Report 5); updates Bibliography for Planning and Development in Lesotho.. (q.v.); lists books, theses, articles; contains Ch VIII 'Society, Culture and Political Process'; Ch X 'General References, Government Reports, and General Bibliographies'; Ch XII 'Serials'.

Critical Writings on Commonwealth Literatures: a Selective Bibliography to 1970, With a List of Theses and Dissertations W.H. New 333 Pennsylvania State UP (U Park; London) 1975; contains pp 208-29 'South Africa and Rhodesia'; dated but not previously listed in this area section; of historical lit interest.

Journal of Southern African Affairs V 1 contains pp 101-24 Appendix: Recent Periodical Literature on the Politics of Southern Africa' Maryawanda Nzuwah.

Libraries in Rhodesia Albert Harrison 36 leaves Dekker (New York) 1978.

Marang I Winter (1977) contains pp [27-8] 'Writers' Workshop, 1976' L.G. Mothusi ; lists procs of UBLS Weekend Workshop (see JCL XIV 2 ( 1979) 13) with useful abstracts of papers given.

Southern African Research in Progress: Collected Papers V A.V. Akeroyd and C.R. Hill 175 Centre for Southern African Studies, U of York (Heslington) pa £3.00.

Southern African Studies in the J.B. Morrell Library U of York Library , 1974.

The Black Press in South Africa and Lesotho: a Descriptive Bibliographic Guide to African, Coloured and Indian Newspapers, Newsletters and Magazines 1836-1976 Les and Donna Switzer xix + 307 Hall (Boston, Mass) 1979; (Bibliographies and Guides in African Studies).

Zimbabwe Research Index: Register of Current Research in Zimbabwe 1979 iv + 156 Scientific Liaison Office, Cabinet Office (Salisbury) gratis; cumulative; contains pp 121-3 'Languages, Linguistics, Literature'; projects incl African short fiction in Eng; Rhod/Zimbabwean novel in Eng; Ndebele folklore and folktales, inter al.

Zimbabwe Rhodesia Chronological Table of Events: Chronological Table of Events in Zimbabwe Rhodesia From 1817 16 Ministry of Information (Salisbury) 1979.

Badcock, Peter and Chas Lotter (joint authors) Faces of War 80 Galaxie (Salisbury) Z$16.95; chiefly pictorial.

Banana, [The State President His Excellency] Revd Canaan [Sodino] The Gospel According to the Ghetto 18 World Council of Churches (Geneva) 1977 pa £1.10; distr in UK by TWP (Birmingham); Mambo Press (Gwelo); first pbld 1974.

Chingono, Julius Mireza Yerudo (Flags of Love) 21 Gazebo (Salisbury ) pa; dual Eng / Shona text; cover title given only as Flags of Love; (most of this 1st edn of 1980 destroyed by flash-flood at year end; new stock scheduled for early 1981 (c. April)).

Langa, Mandlenkosi 'They No Longer Speak to Us in Song' Marang III 63-7; long poem in memory of Steve Biko; eg of RSA black exile writing influencing creativity in Botswana.

Langa, Mandlenkosi , Mongane Serote and Lefifi Tladi 'Poetry Featured in "An Anthem to Liberation" ' Pelculef: Newsletter I 1 [1978] 12-23 (see Journals); colln of poems performed in Gaborone (see Criticism 1 'Background Story to the Creation of "An Anthem to Liberation" ').

Letter, Chas (joint author). See Badcock item above.

Serote, Mongane. See Langa item above.

Tladi, Lefifi. See Langa item above.

Wolffe, Bart The Kingdom Lives [51] leaves [the Author] (Salisbury) pa; mimeographed.

Hoskins, Ian It Shouldn't Happen to a King: a Cautionary Comedy in Two Acts [iii] + 88 NTO (P.O. Box 2701, Salisbury) pa Z$5.00; mimeographed; winner CABS 'Play of the Year' 1980 award.

Leshoai, B.L. 'The Weather Forecast' Marang II (1978) 86-90 (see Journals); satire; depicts a pair of Afrikaner lovers in Bloemfontein Zoo Park on Day of the Covenant (16 Dec).

Yiend, George Bonkers , or, H. Rider Haggard's 'King Soloman's Mines' as Performed by the Inmates of the Harblow Centre for the Performing Arts [vi] + 63 NTO (Salisbury) pa Z$5.00; mimeographed; ('Acting Edn'); 3 acts; winner CABS 'Play of the Year' 1978 award.

Armstrong, Peter Cataclysm Welston Press ( Salisbury ).

Banana [The State President His Excellency, Revd] Canaan Sodino The Woman of my Imagination 150 Mambo Press (Gwelo); part playwriting, part novel, part moralistic.

Carney, Daniel The Whispering Death 160 Corgi pa £0.85; first pbld 1969. —— Under a Raging Sky 254 Graham Pblg (Salisbury); latest novel from author of best-selling war thriller The Wild Geese.

Couper, Elspeth Tears of Sheba 160 Hale £4.25; romance.

-- Westward to Danger 192 Hale £5.25.

Head, Bessie 'Heaven is not Closed' Marang I Winter (1977) [10-11] (see Journals); exiled South African author for many years closely affiliated to her adopted country and its Tswana peoples.

-- 'The Coming of The Christ-Child: a Short Story' Marang III 69-79.

—— 'Witchcraft' Marang II ( 1978 ) 40-6; repr from AACC Newsletter (Kitwe); on Tswana custom.

Leshoai, B.L. 'Nasty Man, They'll Never Know Your Mind' Marang II (1978) 34-9.

-- 'The Moon Shall Be My Witness' Marang I Winter (1977) [12-14].

Lessing, Doris The Grass is Singing 224 Panther pa £1.25; (n.e.); first pbld 1950; this novel currently being filmed (for cinema) on location in South Africa.

-- The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five: (As Narrated by the Chroniclers of Zone Three) 256 Cape £5.95; Knopf $10.00; Book II of Canopus in Argos: Archives.

-- Stories Knopf 1978 $15.00; content unidentified in sources consulted.

-- Stories Random pa $4.95; item not seen and content not identified in sources consulted.

MacArthur. Wilson My Name Is Arabella 160 Hale £4.25; romance.

Made, Anna 'Muzanje Time' Mahogany Dec 37-8 (see Journals).

Magula, Beauty 'Begging to Live' Marang I Winter (1977) [8-9].

Marechera, Dambudzo Black Sunlight 128 HEB (AWS) pa £2.60.

Mchunu, Vusi 'Boy Masaka Is No More' Marang II (1978) 47-8.

Melamu, Moteane 'Forbidden Love!' Marang I Winter (1977) [15-17].

Mitchison, Naomi Images of Africa illust iv + 139 Canongate (Edinburgh ) £5.95; author long affiliated to Botswana.

Mungoshi, Charles Some Kinds of Wounds and Other Short Stories 179 Mambo Press ( Gwelo ) pa Z$1.70; (Mambo Writers Series. English Section, 7); item not yet to hand.

Mzamane , Mbulelo Vizikhungo 'My Cousin Becomes an In-Law' Marang II (1978) 22-33.

-- 'The Party' Marang I Winter (1977) [18-23].

Nyamfukudza, S. The Non-Believer's Journey 128 HEB (AWS) pa £1.95; convincing contribution by a black author to the Zimbabwean war-fiction cadre.

Olsen, Anne Seventh Floor Cupid illust Rose Martin 130 Black Eagle Press (an imprint of Books of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo ) csd Z$5.90 pa Z$2.60.

Poland, Marguerite The Mantis and the Moon: Stones for the Children of Africa illust Leigh Voigt 120 Ravan Press (Johannesburg ); distr by TWP (Birmingham, UK) £4.95; first pbld 1979; winner, Percy Fitzpatrick Award 1979; derives from oral folklore, incl "Bushman".

Smith, Ivan Come Break A Spear Black Eagle Press ( Bulawayo) csd and pa prices to be announced; item not to hand.

Smith, Sylvia Bond Ginette Black Eagle Press ( Bulawayo) csd Z$9.00 pa Z$3.75.

Tumedi, Seatlholo 'Lizzy' serialized in Kutlwano XVIII 9 32-5, XVIII 10 24-7 (see Journals); dual Eng/Setswana text; repr in Eng in Marang III 11-18; short story with more realistic, modern treatment of urban vice.

Zanamwe, Lazarus 'Easy Come ... Hard Go' Prize Africa and Radio Post VII 9 50-1 (see Journals).

Anthologies

Beneath a Rhodesian Sky text by B. Whyte with poetry sel by D.E. Finn illust 64 Graham Pblg (Salisbury) 1979 Z$9.90; first pbld 1972; a best-seller "coffee-table" presentation of scenic Zimbabwe with 28 poems from poets of all races.

Zimbabwe Poetry Review No 15: 1980 ed Judith Glendinning with Introduction by Colin Style viii + 30 Poetry Soc of Zimbabwe (Salisbury) pa Z$1.50; continues biennial series formerly entitled Rhodesian Poetry; 21 poets all races; incl pp (iii) — (iv) 'Biographies'.

Translations

'Folktales of the Non-Bantu Speaking Peoples in Southern Africa (Bushmen, Khoekhoen, Daman)' S. Schmidt Folklore LXXXVI Summer (1975) 99-114; older item incl for researchers.

'Is Senkatana a True Hero of Tradition?' (see Criticism 1); bilingual Sesotho/English text of the story 'Moshanyana wa Senkatana' in E. Jacottet 's Litsomo tsa Basotho 1; tr into English by I.M. Moephuli.

Mainane: Tswana Tales compiled, recorded, and tr from oral traditional sources by Susheela Curtis with Foreword by Moabi S. Kitchin illust xviii + 70 United Congregational Church of Southern Africa (©Botswana Book Centre, Gaborone) 1975 pa £1.80; distr by TWP (Birmingham UK); 28 stories; incl brief explanatory notes.

Makaadu Vic McMaster 91 Modern Press ( Gwelo ) 1979; "a collection of African tales" (National Archives of Zimbabwe); item not yet to hand. 'The Story of the Sotho: Part I' as recited by Tlali Moshoeshoe ed and tr into Eng by M. Damane and P.B. Sanders Mohlomi II (1978) 115-161 (see Journals); with introduction and explanatory notes; valuable as both lit and history.

Traditional African Dilemma Tales for Use in Pnmary Schools arr Norman Atkinson 86 Faculty of Education, U of Zimbabwe ( Salisbury); colln with value beyond immediate educational merit (eg areas like comparative folktale studies).

Traditional African Fables for Use in Primary Schools arr Norman Atkinson 97 Faculty of Education, U of Zimbabwe ( Salisbury) pa; (Faculty of Education, Curriculum Series); a "first-ever" of literary as well as educational significance.

' Artistry in Ezekiel Mphahlele's Down Second Avenue' M. Leepile Marang III 80-5; this item incl to reveal character of RSA influences on Botswanan creative academia; lit blended with politics to "inform" and "protest".

' Background Story to the Creation of "An Anthem to Liberation" ' Pelculef: Newsletter I 1 [1978] 7-11 (see Journals); on "programme of song, dance, and movement" rooted in poetry of black RSA exiles in Botswana; first performed at Gaborone Town Hall, 16 June 1977 , to commemorate Soweto 1976; (also see Poetry).

'Battle of Arts and Minds: Song' P. Freedman Art Links 2 37-8 (see Special Issues); on songs of ZANU. ZAPU, and white Rhodesians; incl role "as a tactical weapon in the psychological battle for the hearts and minds of the people".

'Contemporary African Literature: Writing Competition Held' A.J. Chennells Moto XVII 37 6 (see Journals); text of Chennells's speech given on behalf of judges for 1980 PEN Award in Eng; in absence of The House of Hunger being nominated (sic), no title considered of sufficient merit and no award was made.

'Development Theatre' People V 4 (1978) 44; popular theatre in Botswana.

'Editorial' Pelculef Newsletter I 1 [1978] 1-2; black RSA exiles grouped in Botswana aim "to encourage creativity and development", "interchange of ideas", and grant "affiliation to black artists in the field of drama, music, art, literature, photography and filming".

'Editorials' Two Tone XVI (see Journals); A.J.A. Peck June 2-4; O.H. Robertson Mar 2-4; on content of issue.

'Folk Culture and Development: Cultural Genocide or Cultural Revitalization' N. Colletta Convergence X 2 (1977) (Toronto).

'Is Senkatana a True Hero of Tradition?' I.M. Moephuli Limi IV 1 & 2 (1976); application of Raglan's 22 patterns analysis to a South Sotho legend.

Laedza Batanani: Organizing Popular Theatre: the Laedza Batanani Expenence, 1974-1977 R. Kidd , M. Byram , P. Röhr-Rouendaal illust 42 Popular Theatre Committee (C/o Institute of Adult Education, UCB. Gaborone) 1978; distr by TWP (Birmingham, UK) pa £0.85; manual.

Marang I Winter (1977) contains pp [27-8] 'Writers' Workshop, 1976' a report of procs by L.G. Mothusi (see also RESEARCH AIDS).

Ngano Iv G. Fortune iv + 130 Dept of African Languages, U of Zimbabwe (Salisbury); distr by CACC; mimeographed; (also see next item below); Shona text.

Ngano Nedzimbo (Traditional Stones and Songs) J.C. Kumbirai x + 200 Dept of African Languages, U of Zimbabwe (Salisbury ) 1979; mimeographed; prelim edn not for sale as too few copies; write to CACC for details; texts in Shona with Eng comm and analysis.

'On the Essay in Southern Sotho' P.R.S. Maphike Limi VIII 1 & 2 35-49 (Pretoria); discusses, in Eng, 5 Sesotho authors incl K.E. Ntsane and S.M. Mofokeng.

'Politics in African Poetry' David Mzite Marang II (1978). 55-63; other Africa-area influences being drawn into Botswana; on Brutus, Barlow. de Graft, Hauli, p'Bitek.

'Popular Theatre in Botswana' ELTIC Reporter IV 1 (1979) 40-2 (Johannesburg ).

'Popular Theatre in Botswana' South African Outlook CX 108-9.

' Preface to Poetry Anthology Shaya' Mongane Serote Pelculef: Newsletter I 1 [1978] 3-6; all contributors are "in exile in Botswana" ; committed ("Politics which is the everday making of history is indispensible to an artist").

'Review of Black Writing in English in the Last Twenty-Five Years' M.V. Mzamane Marang III 86-101; text of " An Address to the Inaugural Conference of the Institute of Black Studies (14-18 July 1976)" : ambitious overview; on "political" and "cultural" change within Africa's evolution from colonialism to independence.

'Shimmers of Writing; an Exploration' M.W. Serote Marang II (1978) 69-73; well-known RSA exile on creative writing and the Batswanan feeling "there is nothing to write" (sic).

' "Shumo", "Tsumo", and Socialization' H. Chimhundu Zambezia VIII 1 37-51 (see Journals); on old and new Shona proverbs and sayings; seen as vital "literary — aesthetic functional oral form"; need for tradition to adapt and absorb what is new, rather than reject out of hand.

'The Book Publishing Scene in Zimbabwe' L.W. Bolze ABPR VI 3 & 4 229-36.

'The Difference Between a Short Story and an Essay ... ' A.M. Dlamini Limi III 2 (1975) 62-70 (Pretoria); (part of Hons assignment); incl S.M. Mofokeng ; written short fiction and essays are "comparatively new genres in modern African lit"; conceived from Western influence.

'The Influence of English on Written Shona' D. du T. van der Merwe Limi III 2 ( 1975) 4-12 (Pretoria); on vernacular authors like Chakaipa, Chidyausiku, Chiparadza, Kuimba, Mungoshi, Mutswairo,Tsodzo; has research value.

'The Medu Art Ensemble' Ian H. Munro WLWE XVIII (1979) 437-8; activities of RSA black political exiles in Gaborone (see JCL XV 2 14).

The Search for Zimbabwean Identity: an Introduction to the Black Zimbabwean Novel G.P. Kahari with Foreword by M.W. Murphree 160 Mambo Press (Gwelo ) pa Z$2.40; (Mambo Writers Series. English Section, 5); first-ever book-length criticism in Eng by a black Zimbabwean of contemporary black Zimbabwean fiction in Eng; major contribution to 1980.

'The Story of the Sotho: Part I' (see Translations) incl lit and hist discussion.

'The Study of Literature in Africa' M.V. Mzamane Marang II (1978) 52-4; repr from Denga (banned in RSA) with slight modifications; relevant Sn Africa; on "local" doesn't mean "inferior"; need exists for "good lit we identify with, ... which touches closely on [our] lives".

'The White Rhodesian Novel' A.J. Chennells New Statesman LXXXXVII (1979) 872-4.

'War of Words' D. Marechera Art Links 2 32; brief overview Zimbabwean lit.

'Writers' Workshop: Report of the Workshop held on the U Campus (Botswana) on the 27-29 Jan, 1978' Marang II (1978) 91-6; significant to new directions in Botswana lit; dominating themes were "commitment of a writer" and "there was much to be written about in Botswana. Something has to be done".

'Zimbabwean Novels in English' A. J. Chennells Moto XVII 11 12 (Independence Supplement); Katiyo, Lessing, Mungoshi, Mutswairo, Ndhlala, Samkange, Sithole.

STUDIES OF INDIVIDUAL AUTHORS

Lessing, Doris Doris Lessing's Africa M. Thorpe Holmes & Meier ( New York) 1979 text edn $17.50 pa text edn $8.50; first pbld 1978.

-- Dons Lessing Newsletter IV 1-2, Dee Seligman , 35 Prospect St, Sherborn, Mass 01770. Annual sub $5.00; colln Lessingana; not yet to hand.

--From Society to Nature: a Study of Dons Lessing's 'Children of Violence' I. Holmquist pa $19.75; (Gothenburg Studies in English 46).

-- Modern Fiction Studies XXVI ( Purdue U, Lafayette, Indiana) contains : 'A Jungian Interpretation of the Dream Sequence in Doris Lessing's The Summer Before The Dark' R. Berets 117-29; 'Criticism of Doris Lessing: a Selected Checklist' (see BIBL INDIV AUTHORS); 'Doris Lessing's Use of Satire in The Summer Before The Dark' L. Cederstrom 131-45; 'Marxism and Madness: the Two Faces of Doris Lessing's Myth' J. Pickering 17-30; 'Memory and Continuity in the Series Novel: the Example of Children of Violence' M. Scanlan 75-85; 'Nostalgia and Irony: the Postmodern Order of The Golden Notebook' B. Draine 31-48; 'On the Writing of Future-History: Beginning the Ending in Doris Lessing's The Memoirs of a Survivor' B. Duyfhuizen 147-56; 'Structure and Motif in Doris Lessing's A Man and Two Women' O.J. Allen 63-74; 'The Four-Faced Novelist' D. Seligman 3-16; 'The Memoirs of a Survivor: Lessing's Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction' A. Sullivan 157-62; 'The Paradox of Form in The Golden Notebook' H. Marder 49-54; ' "Two Forks of a Road": Divergence and Convergence in the Short Stories of Doris Lessing' M.K. Butcher 55-61; ' "Without Contraries Is No Progression": Lessing's The Four-Gated Crty' C. Sprague 99-116.

—— 'Doris Lessing' V. Tiger Contemporary Literature XXI 286-90 (U of Wisconsin, Madison).

—— 'Doris Lessing: a Selective Bibliography' (see BIBL INDIV AUTHORS).

—— 'Doris Lessing Rewrites the History of the Planet Earth: a Novelist's Cosmic View' John Archer The Listener CIII 2661 8 May 607;brief biog — cum-lit overview.

-- 'Doris Lessing, Une Voix Forte et Personelle' F. Moureaux-Dupuis Revue de l'Université de Bruxelles, 1979 449-67.

-- 'In Der Tradition Des Realistischen Erzählens: Über Doris Lessing' P. Nicolaisen Neue Zürcher Zeitung V & VI July, 65 (Zürich).

—— 'Review of Shikasta' H. Kanev Panorama I 3 225-6 (Bulgaria).

—— 'The Room of the Self: Psychic Geography in Doris Lessing's Fiction' R. Rubenstein Perspectives on Contemporary Literature V (1979) 69-78 (U of Louisville, Kentucky).

Marechera, Dambudzo 'Profile: Dambudzo Marechera' H. Simpson Art Links 2 32-3 (see Special Issues); mainly on The House of Hunger.

Plaatje, Sol T. See Appendix II; South African novelist relevant Botswana, Zimbabwe.

Samkange, Stanlake 'Stanlake's Castle' G. Sithole Drum March ( 1979) 63, 65 (Johannesburg).

Anon 'Building Africa's Book Resources' Sbelfmark 85 i-vii (see Journals); on Standing Conference of Eastern, Central, and Southern African Librarians (SCECSAL) IV, Maseru, Lesotho 8-13 Dec; "book promotion and sharing of library resources".

Barnes, Linda M. Religion and Folklore Amongst the Basarwa in Letehakane 52 Govt Printer ( Gaborone).

Beach, D.N. 'The Marquis de Sade: First Zimbabwean Novelist' Zambezia VIII 1 53-61 (see Journals); first pbld 1979 as UZHD research paper; on section of Aline et Valcour devoted to "Sainville's adventures in Africa".

-- The Shona and Zimbabwe 900-1850: an Outline of Shona History illust incl maps 448 HEB (African Studies) £12.50; 424 Holmes & Meier (New York) text edn $40.95; xviii + 437 Mambo Press ( Gwelo) pa Z$15.50; (Zambeziana, 9); vital historical detail provides, as by product, backdrop to lit.

Chitepo, The Hon Mrs. V. 'An Address to the Zimbabwe Library Association by the Deputy Minister of Education and Culture, The Hon Mrs. V. Chitepo' The Zimbabwe Librarian XI 3 & 4 (1979) 33-5 (see Journals); libraries as "focal point of community life" providing live poetry, drama, music, and art exhibitions; need to "decolonise" our "perspective" and see "our people as creators of culture".

Cripps, A.S. An Africa For Africans illust xiv + 203 Negro UP (Westport) 1979 $10.50; repr of 1927 (first) edn.

Freedman, Peter and Dambudzo Marechera 'Battle of Arts and Minds: Posters' Art Links 2 36-7 (see Special Issues); Zimbabwean war poster — art as propaganda.

Gambanga, John 'Has Colonialism Destroyed Black Culture?' Moto XVII 22 4 (see Journals); on need to revive black culture.

Gelfand, Michael Growing Up in Shona Society: From Birth to Marriage illust [vi] + 288 Mambo Press (Gwelo ) 1979 pa Z$6.40; influences on children incl lit like songs, games, riddles.

Gjerstad, Ole recorded and ed The Organiser: Story of Temba Moyo with Foreword by D. Barnett and illust by S. Waldman 88 LSM Information Center (Richmond, Canada) 1974; distr by TWP (Birmingham , UK) pa £1.40; (Life Histories From The Revolution: Zimbabwe ZAPU 1); bitterly dissatisfied and frustrated young Zimbabweans seek to end colonialism.

Graham, G.M. comp All Our Yesterdays, 1890-1970 illust 201 Graham Pblg ( Salisbury) 1978 pa Z$7.00; first pbld 1970 ; sel features orig pbld in Illustrated Life Rhodesia 1968-1970; incl soc hist, lit, belles lettres; is a colln of a variety of white settlerism.

Kapenzi, Geoffrey Z. The Clash of Cultures: Christian Missionaries and the Shona of Rhodesia UP of America 1979 pa text edn $7.00; background, especially useful to lit themes used by many authors (like Mungoshi, Mutswairo, Samkange et al).

Kileff, Clive and Peggy eds Shona Customs: Essays By African Writers illust E. Lee 104 LB with Mambo Press (Gwelo) pa Z$1.00; first pbld 1970; (see JCL XIII 2 (1978) 13); this classic "first" now in 5th printing.

Kuper, Hilda , An African Aristocracy Holmes & Meier ( New York) text edn $22.50; repr of 1965 edn; born in Rhodesia, Dr. Kuper regarded as "most knowledgeable foreign scholar on the subject of Swazis" ( J.J. Grotpeter , Historical Dictionary of Swaziland (1975); prolific author.

Lamont, Bishop Donal 'Speech From The Dock' with Introductions by T. Sheehy and E. Sudworth 143 Kevin Mayhew with CIIR (Essex; London) 1977 pa £0.90; . . "likely to become a classic text of Christian resistance" (Guardian May 1977).

Leshoai, B.L. 'Current Trends in African Culture' Marang II (1978) 64-8; drift away from traditional Christianity as "Africa is searching anew for her own God"; central to much lit eg (see JCL XII 3 (1978) 26, XIII 2 (1978) 5).

Lessing, Doris In Pursuit of the English 224 Panther pa £0.95; (n.e.); first pbld 1960.

Levinsohn, Rhoda 'Lesotho Silkscreens and Block Prints' African Arts XIII 4 57-9, 88 ( Los Angeles ); photos; applied art.

Liberation Support Movement ed Zimbabwe: The Final Advance: Documents on the Zimbabwe Liberation Movement illust 51 LSM Information Center (Oakland, California) 1978; distr by TWP (Birmingham, UK) pa £0.80; interviews with and texts of addresses by Joshua Nkomo, ZAPU, Robert Mugabe, ZANU, Eddison Zvobgo, ZANU.

Made, Stanley M. Made in Zimbabwe: an Autobiography 200 Mambo Press (Gwelo ) pa Z$3.00; (Mambo Writers Series. English Section, 6); well-written account of how he raised himself from "farm-boy" to Chief Librarian, U of Zimbabwe.

Makhanya, E.M. Plight of the Rural Population in Lesotho: a Case Study 38 Africa Institute of South Africa (Pretoria); soc anthrop.

Makura, Mrs. Tendai 'Libraries and Social Development' The Zimbabwe Librarian XI 3 & 4 (1979) 51-5; rôle of library in society incl "cultural transmittal".

Marechera, Dambudzo. See Freedman item above.

Mitchison, Naomi 'Opinion Column' Kutlwano XVIII 5 26-7, 31; bilingual Setswana/Eng text; hopes urban and industrial development "will not do irreparable harm to Tswana culture".

Morris-Jones, W.H. ed. From Rhodesia to Zimbabwe: Behind and Beyond Lancaster House 123 Cass £12.50; political background.

Mupawaenda, Odysseus Tongonzai Current Trends in Librarianship: a Report The Author (Salisbury).

-- 'Librarians on the Loose' The Zimbabwe Librarian XII 1 & 2 12-14.

Mutambirwa, James A. The Rise of Settler Power in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) 1898-1923 220 Fairleigh-Dickinson $18.00; black view of history complements lit; interesting backdrop to white memorabilia.

Plangger, A.B. 'Some Observations on Publishing in Zimbabwe' The Zimbabwe Librarian XI 3 & 4 (1979) 41-4; valuable survey by Director, Mambo Press, Zimbabwe's leading independent pblr with many lit "firsts" to its credit.

Ranger, T.O. Revolt in Southern Rhodesia: 1896-7 416 HEB (African Studies) 1979 pa £4.94; first pbld 1967; a classic "about the African reaction to European colonization" ( R. Oliver ); vital background to many items like Samkange's The Year of the Upnsing (cf JCL XIV 2 (1979) 15).

Nyagumbo, Maurice With the People: An Autobiography From the Zimbabwe Struggle 192 Allison & Busby csd £9.95 pa £3.95; 248 Graham Pblg (Salisbury ) pa Z$2.90.

Nyandoro, G. See Nyangoni item below.

Nyangoni, C. and G. Nyandoro eds Zimbabwe Independence Movements: Select Documents 474 Rex Collings 1979 £15.00; important political colln; background for insights into contemporary lit.

Riddell, Roger C. The Land Problem in Rhodesia: Alternatives for the Future 135 Mambo Press ( Gwelo) 1978 with CIIR pa £3.50; (Mambo Occasional Papers: Socio-Economic Series 11); scholarly appraisal of crucial issue in Zimbabwe - past, present, and future; land themes permeate lit of all racial groups.

Samkange, Stanlake and Tommie Marie Samkange Hunhuism or Ubuntuism: a Zimbabwe Indigenous Political Philosophy 106 Graham Pblg (Salisbury) pa; significant thesis from well-established author-historian and his wife.

Samkange, Tommie Marie. See above item.

Setiloane, G.M. 'Drums for Pump Organs' Marang II ( 1978) 49-51; repr from AACC Newsletter (Kitwe); objection to black peoples having to adopt Western influences.

Shamuyarira, N.M. ed Essays on the Liberation of Southern Africa xiii + 93 Tanzania Pblg House (Dar es Salaam) 1975 pa £2.50; distr by TWP (Birmingham, UK); first pbld 1972; (U of Dar es Salaam: Studies in Political Science, 3); older item recently to hand and still of research relevance.

Vickery, Paddy 'The Zimbabwe Rhodesia Collection' Shelfmark 82 i-v; on "historical reference section of the Bulawayo Public Library housed in the City Hall".

Wieschhoff, H.A. The Zimbabwe Monomotapa Culture in Southeast Africa 115 AMS Press ( New York) 1977 $21.50; repr of 1941 edn.

Windrich, Elaine 'Controlling the Media: Rhodesian Style' Journal of Southern African Affairs V 1 89-100 (see Journals); censorship.

-- 'Rhodesian Censorship: the Rôle of the Media in the Making of a One-Party State' African Affairs LXXVIII 313 (1979) 523-34.

Zimbabwe Library Association Readers Need Books: a National Library Service for Zimbabwe ZLA (Salisbury).

Wylie, Jill Call-of-the-Marsh: Life With a Basenji illust 299 Books of Rhodesia ( Bulawayo) 1979 csd Z$12.00 pa Z$5.70; work "of merit" (A.J. Chennells).

Africa Calls From Zimbabwe 121-125, P.O. Box 8045, Causeway, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$4.00 (Zimbabwe) £4.25 (elsewhere); official magazine of Zimbabwe Tourist Board; lavish illust; comprehensive, incl art, lit; brief notices of local pblns; supersedes Africa Calls From Zimbabwe Rhodesia (q.v.).

Africa Calls From Zimbabwe Rhodesia 120. Succeeded by Africa Calls From Zimbabwe (see above).

Botswana Notes and Records XI, Botswana Soc, P.O. Box 71, Gaborone, Botswana. Annual sub P6.50 (Africa) P7.50/$10.00 (elsewhere); BNR XI missing (? n.y.p.).

Heritage, P.O. Box 8268, Causeway, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Replaces Rhodesiana ; no further details to hand.

Illustrated Life and Talk I 1 - (1979); II 1 -, Munn Publishing, P.O. Box UA 460, Union Avenue, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. New fortnightly popular magazine, amalgamating Illustrated Life Rhodesia (see JCL IX 2 ( 1974) 24), with Talk (1978-79); some light lit incl verse.

Insight 80 1-2, Bulletin of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box 8155, Causeway, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Broadsheet-type pbln; all aspects local/international art; details "Gallery Activities" incl cinema, lectures; news briefs on arts in genl (lit, music, drama); Sundown Theatre Group (experimental orientation) performs in Gallery.

Journal of Southern African Affairs V 1, Suite 312, 2021 K Street NW, Washington DC 20036. Annual sub $15.00 individuals $20.00 institutions ; note changed address; irregular in 1980-81 viz: only V 1 pbld 1980; V 2 (1980) due Apr 1981; V 3& 4 (1980) due June 1981; VI 1-4 ( 1981) due July-Dec 1981; V 1 devoted to Zimbabwe (see Special Issues).

Journal of Southern African Studies VI 2 and VII 1, OUP, Press Road, Neasden, London NW10 ODD. Annual sub £11.00 (UK) £14.00/$29.00 (elsewhere).

Kutlwano XVIII 1-12, Information Dept, Botswana Govt, P.O. Box 51, Gaborone, Botswana. Annual sub 60 thebes; note: vol and issue numbering sequences over past few years are inconsistent; advise orders state month and year of pbln req'd.

Lesotho Books and Libraries I 1, June 1980: Newsletter/Journal from the Lesotho Library Assn, Private Bag, Maseru 100, Lesotho. Annual membership M.5 individuals M15 institutions; incl formation of LLA, book promotion, school librarianship, report of AGM.

Lesotho Notes & Records (see JCL XV 2 36). Latest issue seen was X: 1973-4; no information available regarding current pblg status, despite extensive enquiries via SOAS Library.

Look & Listen XV 1-44, Munndix Group, P.O. Box UA 460, Union Avenue, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Media guide to ZRBC and ZRTV; incl entertainment chat, light lit (like verse); old-established periodical given new look: an e.g. of new type popular magazine here listed for research interest.

Mahogany: Africa's Magazine for the Progressive Woman, Munndix Group, P.O. Box UA 460, Union Avenue, Salisbury , Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$2.75; monthly popular feature magazine incl here for research interest ; some lit, incl fiction.

Marang: Journal of the Writers' Workshop, III: 1980-81, C/o The Bursar, U College of Botswana , Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana. 75 thebe per issue; contributions, in Setswana or in Eng, incl creative writing, education, criticism, articles, by students, U staff, and the public.

Mohlomi: Journal of Southern African Historical Studies I (1976); II (1978 ), Dept History, National U of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho. Incl some important lit background material viz oral history (epic), folk traditions, sociological and educational aspects history, inter al.

Moto XVII 1-47, Mambo Press, Box 779, Gwelo, Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$5.40; banned by Smith régime, Zimbabwe's leading independent newspaper again available; replaces the interim pblns Mambo Magazine (1974) (also banned: see JCL XI 3 ( 1977) 15, 22-3) and Kristo (1975-79); trilingual Shona-Ndebele-Eng; invaluable source information on all aspects Zimbabwean life, incl cultural and literary (eg creative writing, book reviews, criticism, drama); also reports on lit of wider context in the on-going series 'Moto Review of Contemporary African Literature' (like Frankfurt Book Fair, Noma Award, genl African writing); XVII 11 had special 'Independence Supplement'.

NADA XII 2, Private Bag 7702, Causeway, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$2.00. (Item not yet to hand).

Opus 2nd Series 5, Dept English, U of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Salisbury , Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$0.40. (Item not yet to hand).

Pelculef: Pelandaba Cultural Effort: Newsletter I 1 [1978] - P.O. Box 1356, Gaborone, Botswana, or from Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa, BCM, 166 North Gower St, London NW1 2ND. 50 thebe or £0.25 per issue; quarterly; only I 1 [1978] to hand; (cf JCL XV 2 37).

Prize Africa and Radio Post VII 1-12, Munn Pblg (Munndix Group), P.O. Box UA 460, Union Avenue, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$2.00; amalgamates Prixe: 'The People's Magazine' and Radio Post; features (sport, entertainment etc); light fiction; another eg here incl for research interest in impetus of growth in popular lit.

PULA: Botswana Journal of African Studies II 1, June 1980, Dept Sociology, U College of Botswana and Swaziland, Private Bag 0022, Gaborone, Botswana. Annual sub P4.00 (Southern and Central Africa) P4.65 (elsewhere). (Item pbld but not yet arrived.)

Rhodesiana. See Heritage above.

Shelfmark: Bulletin of the National Free Library of Zimbabwe 80-85, National Free Library of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box 1773, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$1.00.

Sting: the magazine for thinking people: January/February 1980 , Sting Magazine, P.O. Box 330, Salisbury , Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$7.00; irregular ; no other 1980 issues to hand. The Rhodesian Librarian. See The Zimbabwe Librarian.

The Zimbabwe Librarian XI 1 & 2, 3 & 4, (1979); XII 1 & 2, Zimbabwe Library Assn, P.O. Box 3133, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$3.00; XII 3-4 (?3 & 4) missing (?n.y.p.); XI 3 & 4 (1979) is "Special Conference" issue on "Libraries and Reconstruction".

Two Tone: A Quarterly of Zimbabwean Poetry XVI March June Sept Dec, P.O.Box MP 79, Mount Pleasant, Salisbury , Zimbabwe. Annual sub Z$2.00; creative writing; some brief criticism, mainly 'Editorials' and book reviews; (Sept and Dec issues not to hand).

Zambezia: The Journal of the University of Zimbabwe VIII 1-2, Pblns Officer, U of Zimbabwe Library, P.O. Box MP 45, Mount Pleasant, Salisbury, Zimbabwe. Current price per issue Z$2.50 (Zimbabwe) US$6.50 (elsewhere); (back issues each Z$3.50 (Zimbabwe) US$8.50 (elsewhere)); (VIII 2 not yet to hand).

Zimbabwean History X, Dept History, U of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Salisbury , Zimbabwe. Annual sub US$8.00 individuals US$10.00 institutions; (item not yet received).

Art Links: The Commonwealth Arts Review 2 April-June 1980 (see Commonwealth: General Journals) contains pp 31-8 'Out of Battle: the Arts of Zimbabwe', a special feature focus on "literature, music, poster-art, sculpture, and interviews with writer Dambudzo Marechera and sculptor Cyprian Mandala".

Modern Fiction Studies XXVI ( Purdue U, Lafayette, Indiana) contains section of critical articles on Doris Lessing (see Criticism 2).

The Zimbabwe Librarian XI 3 & 4 (1979) was "Special Conference" issue (see Journals).