Neshani Andreas
Neshani Andreas (1964 – May 2011) was a Namibian writer, considered to be one of the country's leading authors.[1][2]
She was born in Walvis Bay, the second of eight children, and first worked at a clothing factory. She then studied at the teachers' college in Ongwediva and taught there for five years. Andreas went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts and a post-graduate diploma in education at the University of Namibia. She was an associate director of the American Peace Corps in Namibia for four years.[1][2]
From 1988 to 1992, Andreas taught at a rural school in northern Namibia. In 2001, she published The Purple Violet of Oshaantu which was inspired in part by her experiences there.[2] The novel explores the status of women in traditional Namibian society.[3]
Andreas was working as a program officer for the Forum for African Women Educationalists at the time of her death at the age of 46. She had been diagnosed with lung cancer in early 2010.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Local author Neshani Andreas dead". The Namibian. May 17, 2011.
- 1 2 3 Fallon, Helen (2007). "As Honest and Realistic as Possible: the Namibian Writer, Neshani Andreas" (PDF). Africa (Maynooth University) 72 (2): 24–25.
- ↑ Victor, Ogbeide O (May 2013). "Violet without purple: The colour of spousal violence in Neshani Andreas’ The Purple Violet of Oshaantu". International Journal of English and Literature 4 (3): 53–59.
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