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'''Dates of Action:''' 1981 | '''Dates of Action:''' 1981 | ||
''Artist''' Jack Mapanje | '''Artist:''' Jack Mapanje | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' ''Of Chameleons and Gods'' is the title of the first collection of poetry by Malawian poet Jack Mapanje, published in 1981 in the UK and Malawi. In his introduction to the work, Mapanje describes as the result of the work of "ten turbulent years". The 'chameleon' of the title refers to the disguise of personal voice he deemed necessary in order to mount a criticism of the politics at the time. | '''Description of Artwork:''' ''Of Chameleons and Gods'' is the title of the first collection of poetry by Malawian poet Jack Mapanje, published in 1981 in the UK and Malawi. In his introduction to the work, Mapanje describes as the result of the work of "ten turbulent years". The 'chameleon' of the title refers to the disguise of personal voice he deemed necessary in order to mount a criticism of the politics at the time. | ||
'''Incident:'' The collection was withdrawn from circulation in Malawi, because it was seen as a critique of the current government and especially the leader Hastings Kamuzu Banda. When [[Of Chameleons and Gods]] was initially published in 1981 it was neither officially proscribed nor cleared for sale. Thus bookshops were not allowed to display it, but no one could be prosecuted for possessing a copy. In 1985 the Ministry of Education and Culture issued a circular banning its use in schools and colleges. | '''Incident:''' The collection was withdrawn from circulation in Malawi, because it was seen as a critique of the current government and especially the leader Hastings Kamuzu Banda. When [[Of Chameleons and Gods]] was initially published in 1981 it was neither officially proscribed nor cleared for sale. Thus bookshops were not allowed to display it, but no one could be prosecuted for possessing a copy. In 1985 the Ministry of Education and Culture issued a circular banning its use in schools and colleges. | ||