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The
2004 Award
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The
Special Document by
Mike Sambalikagwa Mvona
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ABOUT
THE BOOK
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| When Morroson Mutunya, a notorious international agent on espionage, breaks Chakhuta's security mantle to steal and smuggle the county's special document, he knows the task to cross the border is almost impossible. Although a mouth-watering reward is on offer to whoever tracks down the criminal, the fortune seekers are blocked by hard-core gangsters, including Oliver Mamba, a vicious murderer. And when Valeka Manda, an ex-cop backed by high-ranking police officers surfaces, the country's security only continues to disintegrate… |
| ABOUT THE AUTHOR |
| Mike Sambalikagwa Mvona was born in 1958, in Undi Village, Blantyre District, Malawi. He was educated in Malawi and England and worked as a weatherman. He later changed careers to become a journalist and public relations practitioner. He has published more than 120 poems and 80 short stories in various publications, including the American Poetry Anthology, Threshold of a Dream, The Literary Review and The Haunting Wind. He has edited The Blind Search and The Trap both published by the Malawi Writers Union. His collection of poetry, The Sun at Njuli was published in 2001. |
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