Notes from a Modern Chimurenga
Author | : Rinos Mwanaka |
Publisher | : African Books Collective |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2020-08-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781779296139 |
ISBN-13 | : 1779296134 |
Rating | : 4/5 (134 Downloads) |
Download or read book Notes from a Modern Chimurenga written by Rinos Mwanaka and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Notes from a Modern Chimurenga is an extensive collection of Zimbabwes political struggle short stories. It covers: the modern Chimurenga period from the formation of tribal trust lands (The Tortoise); the liberation wars (Zanzibar, Eating Whilst Running); the Gukurahundi massacre (Gukurahundi); the late 1990s democratic struggles pitting ZANUPF against the MDC (The List, Mbuya Chitungwiza, Operation Murambatsvina, Notes from Mai Mujurus Breast, Breaking the Silence); the individual struggle within this democratic struggle (Mushazhike, Nyadzonya); the resultant migration and exilitic stories (Limpopo Bones, Germinston 1401); the corruption (Nyakasikana, Tree of the Year); the mismanagement of the country, the beatings and killings (Leonard, Karidza, Raising A Cain again); and the continuing democratic struggles.