Author: John Eppel Publisher: amabooks ISBN: 0797493743 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 98
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A hilarious send-up of Enid Blyton adventure stories. It mocks fundamentalism, racism, and pseudo-intellectuality. The novel asks, in the most unlikely manner, for reconciliation among the blighted peoples of Zimbabwe.
Author: Irene Staunton Publisher: Weaver Press ISBN: 1779221827 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 274
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The sequel to the award-winning Writing Still, this new collection of stories paints an engaging - and sometimes challenging - picture of contemporary life and concerns in Zimbabwe. Like its predecessor, Writing Now combines well-established writers - Chinodya, Mupfudzi, Eppel, Chingono - with several new voices. Although the stories emerge from lives of economic hardship and privation, their tone is by no means uniformly. Zimbabwean writers continue to demonstrate that sharp humour and surreal fantasy can grow from the bleakest of roots.
Author: Rinos Mwanaka Publisher: African Books Collective ISBN: 1779296177 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 121
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Zimbolicious Anthology: An Anthology of Zimbabwean Literature and Arts, Vol 5 is the fifth in this yearly journal of Zimbabwean literature and the arts as it happens. The poetry covers a range of subjects; love, spirituality, religion, migration, poet's vocation and as usual the political direction or situation in the country. The fiction deals with a wide range issues, from religious contrivance in Gwiriri's story, drug problem and corruption in Mutize's story, the political and economic strife in Tokwe's story, and the personal trauma story in Chikomo's car accident story. In the nonfiction section we have Muchuri's illuminating essay on another Zimbabwe storyteller, Ignatious Mabasa's Shona books, Zvikomborero Kapuya harks back to the land issue as the starting point and catapult to the misunderstandings between Zimbabwe and her erstwhile foreign enemies, Chikono writes his painful life story on shame families carry when a family member has a child out of wedlock, worst when the child is disabled and Mwanaka has a small philosophical vignette essay on choice. The visual section is heralded by Nhevera's iconic brushworks depicting movement and portraiture, and Mwanaka has an array of art pieces from documentary photography, experimental photography, water colour, computer graphic and installation, wrapping up this new offering.
Author: Franziska Kramer Publisher: African Books Collective ISBN: 1779223498 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 342
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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.
Author: Anne Wall Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1504992067 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 173
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When the written word comes under attack for a second time, Alfie Tucker is pitched headlong into another nail-biting race against time to save The Gilded Lexicon. As the daring young adventurer sets out in search of the ancient artefact, he soon discovers there is someone else out there who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the relic. After learning that they too are after The Gilded Lexicon, but for a very different reason, Alfie realises it is vital he thwarts any attempt by the enemy to get to the priceless treasure first. But is he already too late?
Author: Michael H. Rubin Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 0807156205 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 358
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The bodies of an elderly colonel and his comely young wife are discovered on the staircase of their stately plantation home, their blood still dripping down the wooden balustrades. Within the sheltered walls of Cottoncrest, Augustine and Rebecca Chastaine have met their deaths under the same shroud of mystery that befell the former owner, who had committed suicide at the end of the Civil War. Locals whisper about the curse of Cottoncrest Plantation, an otherworldly force that has now taken three lives. But Sheriff Raifer Jackson knows that even a specter needs a mortal accomplice, and after investigating the crime scene, he concludes that the apparent murder/suicide is a double homicide, with local peddler Jake Gold as the prime suspect. Assisted by his overzealous deputy, a grizzled Civil War physician, and the racist Knights of the White Camellia, the Sheriff directs a manhunt for Jake through a village of former slaves, the swamps of Cajun country, and the bordellos of New Orleans. But Jake's chameleon-like abilities enable him to elude his pursuers. As a peddler who has built relationships by trading fabric, needles, dry goods, and especially razor-sharp knives in exchange for fur, Jake knows the back roads of the small towns that dot the Mississippi River Delta. Additionally, his uncanny talent for languages allows him to pose as just another local, hiding his true identity as an immigrant Jew who fled Czarist-Russia. Michael H. Rubin's The Cottoncrest Curse takes readers on the bold journey of Jake's flight within an epic sweep of treachery and family rivalry ranging from the Civil War to the civil rights era, as the impact of the 1893 murders ripples through the twentieth century and violence besets the owners of Cottoncrest into the 1960s.
Author: EDDIE INYANGALA Publisher: EDDIE INYANGALA ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 215
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" In the heart of the treacherous waters of the Indian Ocean lies a sinister island shrouded in darkness and bloodshed. "Curse of the Blood Idol" is an electrifying tale of survival, betrayal, and supernatural terror that will keep you on the edge of your seat. When fishermen Mwenye, Pendo, Jabali, Omari, and Kito are trapped on an evil island, they find themselves pitted against strange villagers, dark rituals, and a terrifying leader. Their harrowing journey takes a devastating turn when a savage tribe brutally sacrifices their friend Kito. In the wake of unimaginable horrors, Omari and his ally Jabali struggle to escape, only to find themselves ensnared by ruthless pirates led by the merciless Captain Idris. Will Jabali, Mwenye, and the others overcome the relentless terror of their captors and the dark forces that haunt the island? Or will they succumb to the Curse of the Blood Idol that threatens to claim their lives? Dive into Eddie Inyangala's "Curse of the Blood Idol"—a pulse-pounding adventure where every page turn reveals a new depth of darkness, and every moment of hope is fought for with unyielding courage. "
Author: Victoria Abbott Publisher: Berkley ISBN: 042525528X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 306
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Jordan Kelly's first assignment on her new job is to track down a rumored Agatha Christie play, but she soon finds out that her predecessor was killed while looking for it.
Author: Mwanaka, Tendai Rinos Publisher: Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd ISBN: 0797496459 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 149
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Zimbolicious Anthology: An Anthology of Zimbabwean Literature and Arts, Volume 3, contains 5 short stories, 51 poems, 1 nonfiction piece and 3 drawings from Zimbabwean writers and artists. Zimbabwe continues to tumble on its unshakable political trajectory since Robert Mugabe was removed as president via a military coup. Much of the writing in this anthology addresses both the current political situation, and the hope of the Zimbabweans for a free and fair election in 2018. Within the pieces a lot of questions, anger, mistrust remain, alongside uncertainties around the enigmatic political landscape of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwean people. Despite this the writers have a lot to celebrate and also touch on issues to do with love, morality, spirituality, tradition, relationships, family, identity, individuality and joy.
Author: John Eppel
Author: Irene Staunton
Author: Rinos Mwanaka
Author: Franziska Kramer
Author: Anne Wall
Author: Michael H. Rubin
Author: EDDIE INYANGALA
Author: Victoria Abbott
Author: Thomas Edward Spencer
Author: Mwanaka, Tendai Rinos