Charles Casha-Prolific writer

Charles Casha (1943- )        

Charles Casha was born in Marsa on the 21 st September, 1943. He became a teacher by profession and served for over forty years in the education department. His contribution, as a prolific writer, to Maltese Literature spreads over 47 years.

Casha’s books fall into different categories, each aimed at different ages. He explores situations and characters taken from real life and creates characters about whom he writes with love and respect describing them as if he were a portrait painter.

In spite of the strong demand he had for children’s literature, he managed to publish seven novels, six books of short stories for adults and three books for teenagers.

In 1967 he created Fra Mudest, a character for a series of books for children. This was his greatest success.

His authobiography was published in 2013 under the title of “Jien ukoll għandi storja xi ngħid” (I too have a story to tell).

His poems are collected in two small books “Mumenti” and “Riflessi” published in 2013 and 2014 respectively.

Casha was awarded the Midalja għall-Qadi tar-Repubblika in 2012 for his contribution to Maltese Literature.

Casha is married to Mary neé Casingena and they have three children, Stefanja, Mark and Kristjana.