Legson Kayira, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Legson Kayira

Malawian writer

Date of Birth: 10-May-1942

Date of Death: 14-Oct-2012

Profession: autobiographer

Nationality: Malawi

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Legson Didimu Kayira (c.?1942 – 14 October 2012) was a Malawian novelist.
An ethnic Tumbuka, he received an education at Skagit Valley College, University of Washington and St Catharine's College, Cambridge.
His early works focused on Malawi's rural life, while his later writings satirised the Hastings Banda regime.