Godfrey Kalimugogo

Godfrey Kalimugogo
Born	Godfrey Mwene Kalimugogo 1943 Kabale District, Uganda
Died	January 25, 2015
Occupation	Diplomat, writer
Nationality	Ugandan
Alma mater	Makerere University, University of Dar es Salaam
Genre	Fiction
Notable works	Sandu, the Prince

Godfrey Mwene Kalimugogo (1943 – January 25, 2015) was a novelist and diplomat from Uganda. His first book was published in 1972.A number of Kalimugogo's novels focus on the "lifestyle of the greedy hedonist and the ramifications associated with overt love of sex, booze and money". He was a Ugandan diplomat who represented Uganda in Kinshasha, Adis Ababa and Dar es Salaam. He retired from Diplomatic service in 2003.

Early life

Kalimugogo was born in the village of Kyocezo, Kabale District, in southwestern Uganda near to the border of Rwanda.

Education

Kalimugogo was educated at Kihanga Boys' School in Mparo, Rukiga, from where he went to Nyakasura School in Fort Portal, Toro. He graduated with an honours degree in English and Classical Literature from Makerere University College of the University of East Africa in 1968. He obtained a postgraduate degree from the University of Dar es Salaam.

Writing

Kalimugogo's first book, Dare to Die, was released in 1972 but it’s his third novel, Trials and Tribulations in Sandu’s Home (1974) that distinguished him as a witty writer. It was put on the literature syllabus. At the time of his death he had published fifteen books. In 2004 and 2010 respectively, A Visitor Without a Mission (2003) and Bury Me in a Simple Grave (2009) earned him honours from the National Book Trust of Uganda.

External links

• Review of Bury Me in a Simple Grave at Uganda's Sunday Monitor newspaper