Painting A Mirage by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure
I have never read so much drama in one family, well of course the Mafus in Sue Nyathi’s A Family Affair come close.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Collected Short Stories by Charles Mungoshi
Twenty six short stories by Charles Mungoshi in one book, what a gift! This is a collection which bears truths that have stood the test ...
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Rutendo Chichaya
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The Son of the House by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe
At the heart of this story are two women Nwabulu and Julie who meet under unusual circumstances, but it is this meet up that sparks ...
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Manchester Happened by Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
This collection is made up of 12 stories which explore themes such as migration, family, love, belonging and community.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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No Calm Before the Storm in Our Lady of the Nile by Scholastique Mukasonga
‘Our Lady of the Nile’ is a novel originally written in French by Scholastique Mukasonga and is translated into English by Melanie Mauthner.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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The pursuit of a safer climate in Yejide Kilanko’s Chasing Butterflies
Chasing Butterflies is such a warm and promising title but that is where all the warmth ends because this is such a chilling read!
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Twenty Years of the Caine Prize for African Writing
The twenty short stories in this book make up a beautiful collection. The introduction by Ben Okri is befitting, enlightening, comforting
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Rutendo Chichaya
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If You Keep Digging by Keletso Mopai
There are thirteen stories in this collection which focus on a wide array of topical themes. Mopai takes us into a South African experience
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo
This book had me reflecting on what it means to be human, to be ‘different,’ and labeled. Written in a free flowing style ...
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Rutendo Chichaya
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‘Isn’t that why we are alive, to feel alive?’| A Review of Mohale Mashigo’s ‘Intruders’
‘Intruders’ is a short story anthology made up of twelve stories. The book is divided into three parts, The Good, The Bad and The Colourful.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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Turquoise Dreams:Anthology of short stories by Zimbabwean women edited by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure
Twenty nine diverse stories which usher the reader into the lives of Zimbabwean women in different circumstances.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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The Perfect Nine: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Gĩkũyũ modern epic.
The Perfect Nine is an epic poem about Gĩkũyũ, Mũmbi, their daughters and the ninety nine suitors.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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The Power of Blood and Bleach in Oyinkan Braithwaite’s ‘My Sister, The Serial Killer.’
At the centre of this novel are two sisters Korede and Ayoola who share a love which appears to be one sided.
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Rutendo Chichaya
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A Review of Chigozie Obioma’s ‘An Orchestra of Minorities’
The book is divided into twenty five chapters in three parts. The story is set in Nigeria and Cyprus. Narrated by his chi ...
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Rutendo Chichaya
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‘Happiness’ by Aminatta Forna
This is a story about Attila and Jean whose lives cross at the Waterloo Bridge in London. Attila is a psychiatrist from Ghana and Jean is...
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