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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. | ||