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Article: Jack Mapanje's freedom song. (Books).
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- November 1, 2002
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GATHERING SEAWEED AFRICAN PRISON WRITINGS
BY JACK MAPANJE
[pounds sterling]9.99 African Writers Series
ISBN 0-435-91211-9
Only a few years ago, the last place on earth you would expect to find the Malawian poet and philosopher, Jack Mapanje would have been the Malawi High Commission in London. At that time, the bustling, high-energy writer with a devastating sense of humour was 'honoured' - in his words - with the totally undeserved distinction as Public Enemy No 1!
Those were the days when President for Life, Kamuzu Banda, had reached such a state of paranoia that people were being arrested for the equivalent of thought ...