Born in Cape Town, brought up in East Africa, David Maughan Brown spent twenty years in a university English Department, teaching African Literature and being harassed by the secur...view moreBorn in Cape Town, brought up in East Africa, David Maughan Brown spent twenty years in a university English Department, teaching African Literature and being harassed by the security police as an opponent of apartheid. He then took on senior roles in university management in South Africa and UK following the unbanning of the ANC in 1990. He now lives in York.view less