Ezekiel Mphahletle

Series: African Writers of Today Series

Duration: 33

Year Published: 1964

Creator: WNET/13

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Presents an interview with exiled South African essayist and short story writer, Mphahlele, who discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a writer in exile. Reveals that he feels he has absorbed both the European and African traditional ways of life but shows he remains gloomy about creative writing in a divided society. Discusses the author's autobiography and the impact of emerging African literature.

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