Eneriko Seruma

Eneriko Seruma
Eneriko Seruma
Born	Henry S. Kimbugwe; 1944; Uganda
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Ugandan
Alma mater	St. Mary's College Kisubi
Genre	Poetry, novels, short stories
Notable works	The Experience; The Heart Seller

Eneriko Seruma is the pen name for Ugandan poet, novelist and short story writer Henry S. Kimbugwe (born 1944). He is the author of the novel The Experience[1][2] and a collection of short stories titled The Heart Seller. He also wrote poems and short stories for leading East African journals and magazines in the 1960s and 1970s, including for Ghala, Busara, Zuka and Transition'.[3]'

Early life and education

Seruma was born in Uganda and educated in the United States. He attended St. Mary's College Kisubi for his secondary education. He attended, and graduated from, Marlboro College in Marlboro, Vermont. He was the public relations officer for the East African Publishing House and was an award winner of the East Africa Literature Bureau's and Deutsche Welle's creative writing competitions.[4][5]

Published works

Novels

The Experience. East African Publishing House. 1970.

Short story collections

The Heart Seller: Short stories (Modern African library, 21). East African Publishing House. 1971.

Anthologies

"The Town", in Ayebia Clarke, ed. (2004). Half a Day anOther Stories: an anthology of short stories from north eastern and eastern Africa. Macmillan Kenya. ISBN 9789966340856.

References

The Experience by Eneriko Seruma at complete-review.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
O. R. Dathorne(1975). "African Literature in the Twentieth Century", p. 134. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816607693.
Simon Gikandi (2003). "Encyclopedia of African Literature", p.689. Routledge, ISBN 9781134582235.
G. D. Killam, Alicia L. Kerfoot (2008). Student Encyclopedia of African Literature', p. 287. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313335808.
Simon Gikwandi, Evan Mwangi (2013). The Columbian Guide to East African Lliterat'ure in English Since 1945, p. 160. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0231125208.

External links

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[complete-review-1] The Experience by Eneriko Seruma at complete-review.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.

[2] O. R. Dathorne(1975). "African Literature in the Twentieth Century", p. 134. University of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816607693.

[3] Simon Gikandi (2003). "Encyclopedia of African Literature", p.689. Routledge, ISBN 9781134582235.

[4] G. D. Killam, Alicia L. Kerfoot (2008). Student Encyclopedia of African Literature', p. 287. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313335808.

[5] Simon Gikwandi, Evan Mwangi (2013). The Columbian Guide to East African Lliterat'ure in English Since 1945, p. 160. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0231125208.