Fra Mudest

The first Fra Mudest story 'Ir-Ruħ fil-Kantina' appeared in a publication called 'Children’s Own' forty years ago this month. The author, Charles Casha, has set up a website as a showcase of his work over the years:

He started writing while still a young student at the Lyceum. In the late sixties he became well known among young readers with his humorous stories about the jolly character "Fra Mudest" which were first published in the "Children's Own". However his writings for children include also adventure novels, short stories, plays and text-books. The set of books "Kun Af " gained popularity in a very short time and are still widely used in schools all over Malta. The same could be said for the series "Naqraw ma'...." His book "Il-Klabb - L-Ghaxar Anniversarju ", written for adolescents was awarded the Literary Prize for Children's Literature in 1998. In 2001 his book "Gummienu" was awarded the Literary Prize for Children's literature. His novel "L-Appartament fir-raba' sular" (the Apartment on the fourth floor ) was awarded 2nd prize in the National Literary Awards.He has also written a number of books for adults, namely five novels and short stories. Total number of publications amount to 43