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    • Can Themba

    South African short-story writer (1924–1967)

    Can Themba

    BornDaniel Canodoise Themba'
    (1924-06-21)21 June 1924
    Marabastad, Pretoria, South Africa
    Died8 September 1967(1967-09-08) (aged 43)
    Manzini, Swaziland
    OccupationJournalist
    GenreShort story
    Notable worksThe World of Can Themba, The Suit
    SpouseAnna Themba

    Daniel Canodoise "Can" Themba (21 June 1924 – 8 September 1967)[1][2] was a South African short-story writer.

    Biography

    Themba was born in Marabastad, near Pretoria, but wrote most of his work in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, South Africa. The town was destroyed under the provisions of the apartheidGroup Areas Act, which reassigned ethnic groups to new areas.

    He was a student at Fort Hare University College, where he received an English degree (first-class) and a teacher's diploma.

    After moving to Sophiatown, he tried his hand at short-story writing. Temba entered the first short story co