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Country and City: A study of the autobiographical tropes in Vapi´s novel: Litshona Liphume, is a work that was done at the University of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. It focuses on the work of Ncumisa Vapi, the author of a Xhosa novel: Litshona Liphume (The sun sets and rises again). All the references that have been utilized have been identified. The interview with Ncumisa Vapi has been included in the work and it has been translated from IsiXhosa to English so that it can benefit the international community.

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Monwabisi Victor Macabela was born on 22 November 1966 at AmaNikhwe Location: Bizana, Eastern Cape (Republic of South Africa). He studied at Ntsingizi J.S. School (1974-1982,Rietvlei High and Qaqamba High (1983-1986). He obtained his BA, BA (Hons) at UCT (1989 & 1990), HDE & MA (African Lit. UNITRA)1997 & 2004, PhD (African Lang. & Lit.)UCT, 2012.

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