Moving On And Other Zimbabwean Stories
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Moving On
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Author : Jane Morris
language : en
Publisher: Parthian Books
Release Date : 2019-10-01
Moving On written by Jane Morris and has been published by Parthian Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-01 with Fiction categories.
Open up a world of Zimbabwean storytelling: 20 writers, one powerful message. Moving On bristles with the talent of writers from Zimbabwe. This collection brings together twenty of Zimbabwe's finest storytellers, from within the country and without. Many of the characters in this anthology are themselves moving on: from the chains of the past, from the loss of loved ones, from long-held beliefs. Some from life itself and others to a brighter future. Between the covers the reader will encounter the father who uses his take on democracy to name the family dog, the villager who desperately waits for shoes and salt to ward off witchcraft, the young man who flees with the book, the boys who hide from the big noise, and a host of other characters.
Where To Now
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Author : Jane Morris
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2011
Where To Now written by Jane Morris and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Fiction categories.
The writing in this collection, at times dark, at times laced with comedy, is set against the backdrop of Zimbabwe's 'lost decade' of rampant inflation, violence, economic collapse and the flight of many of its citizens. Its people are left to ponder - where to now? ... In these pages you will meet the prostitute who gets the better of her brothers when they try to marry her off, the wife who is absolved of the charge of adultery, the hero who drowns in a bowser of cheap beer and the poetry slammer who does not get to perform his final poem. And many more."--Back cover
The Trek And Other Stories
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Author : Lawrence Hoba
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2009-12-01
The Trek And Other Stories written by Lawrence Hoba and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-01 with Fiction categories.
Much has been said over the last decade about the forcible eviction of the white farmers in Zimbabwe, less about the plight of the farm-workers, while the voice of the new settlers, and militia manipulated for a cause, has remained virtually unheard. This short but powerful anthology, The Trek and Other Stories, provides sensitive and illuminating, wry and comic perspectives on those people who occupied the land believing their future was golden, only for it to crumble in front of their faces.
Can We Talk And Other Stories
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Author : Shimmer Chinodya
language : en
Publisher: Heinemann
Release Date : 2001
Can We Talk And Other Stories written by Shimmer Chinodya and has been published by Heinemann this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Zimbabwe categories.
A collection of Zimbabwean stories following the transition from childhood to adult life. Youthful desires for prosperity, love and a purpose in life are undermined as the characters grow up, reflecting the decline in post-independence Zimbabwe.
The Sound Of Snapping Wires
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Author : T. O. McLoughlin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Sound Of Snapping Wires written by T. O. McLoughlin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Short stories, English categories.
The Last Resort A Memoir Of Zimbabwe
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Author : Douglas Rogers
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-04-06
The Last Resort A Memoir Of Zimbabwe written by Douglas Rogers and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In The Last Resort, journalist Douglas Rogers tells the eye-opening, harrowing and, at times, surprisingly funny story of his parents' struggle for survival in war-torn Zimbabwe. An inspiring, edgy roller-coaster adventure, it is also a deeply moving testament to the love and loyalty inspired by Zimbabwe and her people.
Hope Deferred
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Author : Peter Orner
language : en
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Release Date : 2023-06-15
Hope Deferred written by Peter Orner and has been published by Haymarket Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-15 with Political Science categories.
Hope Deferred asks the question: How did Zimbabwe, a country with so much promise—a stellar education system, a growing middle class, a sophisticated economic infrastructure, a liberal constitution, and an independent judiciary—come so close to collapse? In their own words, Zimbabweans tell their stories of losing their homes, land, livelihoods, and families as a direct result of political violence. They describe being tortured in detention, firebombed at work, or beaten up or raped to “punish” votes for the opposition. Those forced to flee to neighboring countries recount their escapes: cutting through fences, swimming across crocodile-infested rivers, and entrusting themselves to human smugglers. This book includes. Zimbabweans of every age, class, and political conviction—from farm laborers and academics to doctors and artists—ordinary people surviving the fragmentation of a once-thriving nation.
Windows Into Zimbabwe
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Author : Franziska Kramer
language : en
Publisher: African Books Collective
Release Date : 2019-12-18
Windows Into Zimbabwe written by Franziska Kramer and has been published by African Books Collective this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-18 with Literary Collections categories.
Over the past fifteen years, Weaver Press has published seven anthologies of some one hundred short stories giving voice to new and established Zimbabwean writers. In Windows into Zimbabwe Franziska Kramer and Jrgen Kramer have selected from these anthologies twenty-three stories, which they consider the best or most representative of a particular period in the Zimbabwean narrative since 1980. They present the stories within sections which frame certain themes such as Independence, Gukurahundi, Land, Gender Relations, Money Matters, Social Relations, Exile and Resilience. For the general reader, Windows into Zimbabwe contains some wonderful stories rich in insight, perception, nuance and humour. Writers such as Charles Mungoshi, Petina Gappah, NoViolet Bulawayo, Valerie Tagwira and Shimmer Chinodya are included as well as relative newcomers with new perceptions and fresh voices. The compilers have also provided an introductory overview casting light on the relationship between fiction and society; and for teachers(in schools, colleges and universities) each story is accompanied by explanatory notes, questions and study tasks to further the readers understanding. Windows into Zimbabwe will positively deepen your appreciation of the country and its people.
Laughing Now
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Author : Irene Staunton
language : en
Publisher: Weaver Press
Release Date : 2007-05-15
Laughing Now written by Irene Staunton and has been published by Weaver Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-15 with Literary Collections categories.
Weaver Press's previous collections of short stories, Writing Now and Writing Still, were highly praised for the quality of their prose and the imagination of their writers. They confirmed, for one reviewer, 'the paradoxical truth that troubled societies somehow produce some of the most interesting writing available. Laughing Now goes further, and demonstrates the enduring capacity of Zimbabweans to find humour in even the most difficult of circumstances. The stories embrace funerals, dancing competitions, family tensions, rampant inflation and endless queues for scarce goods. They take a wry look at pompous politicians, foreign filmmakers and the aspirations of the so-called 'new' farmers. Those by Gappah, Chingono and Eppel won the first three prizes in the recent Mukuru.com short story competition. Zimbabwean fiction in English has become world-renowned in recent decades, but its concerns - war, trauma and the trials of independence - have chronicled the pain of those periods. Laughing Now suggests that we are finding new ways to reflect our reality; that however many zeros we add to the rate of inflation, and however hungry we may become, humour is as good a responce as any.
Mobility In Contemporary Zimbabwean Literature In English
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Author : Magdalena Pfalzgraf
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-06-29
Mobility In Contemporary Zimbabwean Literature In English written by Magdalena Pfalzgraf and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-29 with Literary Criticism categories.
This monograph explores the concept of mobility in Zimbabwean works of fiction published in English between the introduction of the controversial Fast Track Land Reform Programme and the end of the Mugabe era. Since 2000, Zimbabwe has experienced unprecedented levels of transnational out-migration in response to the political conflicts and economic downturn often referred to as the Zimbabwe Crisis. This, in turn, has led to an increased outpouring of literary texts about migration, both in locally produced texts and in works by authors based in the diaspora. Situating Zimbabwe’s recent literary developments in a wider context of Southern African writing and history, this book focuses on texts that portray movement within Zimbabwe’s cities, between village and city, to South Africa, and overseas. The author examines important developments and trends in recent Zimbabwean literature, investigating the link between state authoritarianism and control of mobility, and literature’s potential to intervene into dominant political discourses. The book includes in-depth analyses of ten recent works of fiction published in the post-2000 era and develops mobility as a key category of literary analysis of Zimbabwe’s contemporary literatures. Setting out a rich dialogue between literary criticism and mobility studies, this book will be of interest to researchers of African literature, Southern Africa, migration, and mobility.