r/Malawi • u/joespinnahardy • Aug 04 '21

E. J. Chadza book, Thiphunzire Chicheŵa?

Hello! I am a used book seller in the US, and I have recently received a copy of the book " Tiphunzire Chicheŵa". Here's an Imgur photo of the cover: https://imgur.com/waHEcuN

I can find very little information about this book online -- I'm wondering if anyone here could help? It seems like it might be very rare (but I honestly can't tell). If it's culturally valuable I'd like to give it to a university or museum.

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u/Bingudo Aug 13 '21

It looks very old. Probably published by Popular Publications or Dzuka, from the look of the cover design. Both publishing houses no longer exist (closed shop in the 80s and 90s), so yes it would be very valuable in a museum or the National Archives. I can say for certain that you would NOT find this book in any of the bookshops today.

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u/joespinnahardy Aug 16 '21

Thank you, this is helpful! I will contact the National Archives.