by NozipoMaraire (Author)
Written as an extended letter from a black Zimbabwean mother to her daughter leaving for a university place in America, this refreshing and poignant first novel draws back a veil to reveal life in Africa today. Using the lyrical African tradition of dialogue through storytelling, she weaves her tales into a complex fabric of experiences and so reveals the texture of her culture and the rich colours of her own life. The stories, a blend of traditional African folklore, personal tragedy and candid observations, speak of the beauty of love and passion, the burden of oppression and the pain of loss. Through Zimbabwe s fight for independence, ZENZELE reveals the inner struggles of a woman to render comprehensible the contradictions of the revolution and define a role for herself as a woman and mother.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 02 Dec 1996
ISBN 10: 0868522104
ISBN 13: 9781857997736
Book Overview: * A beautifully written extended letter from a mother to her daughter, which reveals a different world of experience while confirming a universal bond * The mother/daughter narrative theme is one that appeals to an extremely broad readership * Maraire writes with the deft touch of a natural storyteller, creating vivid characters and situations seemingly at ease...a talented new literary voice Publishers Weekly * Zenzele lovingly furnishes nuggets of Shona oral wisdom as a cultural bedrock from which to explore the world Observer * Zenzele is an engaging tale about people living in Zimbabwe before it achieved independence. Many of the characters in these vignettes are drawn with sensitivity, in a language that occasionally soars into poetry Lit. Rev.
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