Mazambuko

Description

This collection of ten short stories have been selected from Writing Still, Writing Now, Laughing Now and Women Writing Zimbabwe, and translated into Shona by two highly regarded Zimbabwean writers, Charles Mungoshi and Musaemura Zimunya. Crossing Boundaries (Mazambuko) conveys not only the movement from English into Shona, a process discussed by Zimunya in his Foreword, but conveys an idea explored in very different ways in each of the stories. Julius Chingono in Indavhiyu Yamaria considers the boundaries between hope, expectancy, and exploitation; Valerie Tagwira in Vimbiso Yamainini Grace looks at the tragedy that can occur when too much is asked of an individual; Annie Holmes in Dhirivhari humorously explores cultural misunderstanding and Petina Gappah in a wonderfully comic story, the Mupandawana Dancing Champion, delights us by confounding expectations. In Zvivi Zvamadzibaba, Charles Mungoshi cuts to the quick of family beliefs and demands finely balancing the tension between ideology and humanity. Chris Wilson with irony, and humour poignantly considers what happens when Aunt Jean�s standards are turned upside down. Nevanje Madhanire in Garimoto Romukohwi Muvi considers the world from the point of view of a child, and examines its hypocrisies, and the suffering that results; not dissimilarly Gugu Ndlovu in Mvemve Dzamaposita looks at the disruptions and pain caused to children when events beyond their control undermine the well-being of a family. Farai Mpofu in Seri Kweguva writes of the suffering of a border jumper whose life in prison has almost ceased to have meaning. This collection concludes, however, with a story of hope, courage and resilience as Pat Brickhill reveals how we can always learn from each other in Mushonga Wepasi Pose.

Informations

• Publié par: Weaver Press
• Date de parution: 28 juin 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781779223791
• Langue: Shona
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Mazambuko

Published by Weaver Press, Box A1922, Avondale, Harare. 2011
< www.weaverpresszimbabwe.com >
© This collection, Weaver Press
© Each story the originating author
© Musa Zimunya for the translations of: ‘Indavhiyu yaMaria’,
‘The Mupandawana Dancing Champion’, ‘Dai Maiguru Jean Vaizvinzwa Vaizoti Chii?’, ‘Garimoto Romukohwi Muvi’, ‘Mvemve Dzamaposita’.
© Charles Mungoshi for the translations of: ‘Vimbiso Yamainini Grace’, ‘Dhirivhari’, ‘Zvivi Zvamadzibaba’, ‘Seri Kweguva’
© Njabu Mbono and Reginald Nyango for the translation of: ‘Mushonga Wepasi Pose’
Stories 1, 5, 7, 8 and 10 were first published in Writing Still . stories 6 and 8 were first published in Writing Now , stories 2 and 3 were first published in Women Writing Zimbabwe , and story 4 was first published in Laughing Now. Theyare published here with the kind permission of each author and Weaver Press.
Typeset by Weaver Press
Cover Design: Myrtle Mallis, Harare.
Cover illustration: Border Post by Ronald Mutemeri (private collection) photographed by David Brazier from an exhibition at Gallery Delta.
Printed by: Benaby Printers, Harare.
The publishers would like to express their gratitude to OSISA for the sup-port they have given to Weaver Press in the development of this text.
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ISBN: 978-1-77922-1506
Zvirimukati
N EZVEVANYORI
M USUMO naMusaemura Zimunya
1. I NDAVHIYU YA M ARIA naJulius Chingono
2. V IMBISO Y AMAININI G RACE naValerie Tagwira
3. D HIRIVHARI naAnnie Holmes
4. M' DHARA V ITALIS M UKARO naPetina Gappah
5. Z VIVI Z VAMADZIBABA naCharles Mungoshi
6. D AI M AIGURU J EAN V AIZVINZWA V AIZOTI C HII ? naChris Wilson
7. G ARIMOTO R OMUKOHWI M UVI naNevanji Madanhire
8. M VEMVE D ZAMAPOSITA naGugu Ndlovu
9. S ERI K WEGUVA naFarai Mpofu
10. M USHONGA W EPASI P OSE naPat Brickhill
Nezvevanyori
P AT B RICKHILL akaberekwa mumhuri yema trade unionists kuSouth Africa. Akambogara kwekanguva kuUK, ndokuuya kuZimbabwe mushure mekuzvitonga kuzere ( independence ). Chido chaakanga aina-cho muhupenyu hwake hwese chakanga chakavharirwa nemashandiro aakanga achiita munezvematongerwo enyika zvakare nekuchengeta vana vake. Vana vake vakura, akatanga kunyora sezvo akanga aku-rudzirwa nehushingi hwevakadzi vemuZimbabwe. Nganonyorwa dzake dziri mumabhuku anoti Writing Still (2003), Writing Now (2005) na Women Writing Zimbabwe (2008).
J ULIUS C HINGONO (1946-2011) akaberekerwa papurazi, akashanda kwemakore ari blaster pamighodhi yakasiyanasiyana. Ane nhetembo zhinji dzakadhindwa mumabhuku echiShona anosanganisira Nhetembo, Mabvumira e Nhetembo na Gwenyambira mumakore 1968 kusvikira 1980. Bhuku rake Chipo Changu rakadhindwa muna1978, mutambo waakany-ora unonzi Ruvimbo ndokudhindwa mugore ra1980. Not Another Day rine nhetembo nenyaya pfupi, rakadhindwa muna2006. Nhetembo dzake dzakadhindwa mumabhuku akasiyanasiyana muSouth Africa zvakare nemuZimbawe fanike mu Flags of Love ( Mireza yerudo ) (1983) na Flag of Rags (1996). Akanyorerawo zvakare Poetry International kuNetherlands.
P ETINA G APPAH akaberekwa kuZambia, ndokukurira muZimbabwe. Akadzidzira ugweta pazvikoro zvikuru zvefundo zvemuZimbabwe, England, neAustria kusvikira atora dhigirii re Doctorate in Law . Akashanda muGeneva, Switzerland kwemakore akawanda arigweta rinobatsira nyika dzakasiyanasiyana nezvemitemo yebato reWorld Trade Organization. Bhuku rake rekutanga, An Elegy for Easterly, rakaita mukurumbira apo parakadhindwa munyika dzinopfura gumi ne-maviri. Rakatora mubairo weGuardian First Book Prize muna2009. Parizvino arikunyora bhuku rake rechipiri.
A NNIE H OLMES ndinyanduri zvakare achiita nezvemafirimu. Akad-hindisa bhuku rinonzi Good Red , nedzimwe nganonyorwa, imwe yakasarudzwa paPushcart Prize, na Hope Deferred: Narratives of Zimbab-wean Lives raakaita naPeter Orner. Ari chizvarwa chemuZambia Annie akakurira muno muZimbabwe, ndokudzidza kuUniversity of Cape Town nekuWitwatersrand muSouth Africa. Akazodzoka muZimbabwe mushure me independence maakashanda semudzidzisi, documentary film-maker uye communications director ndokuzopedza MFA ye Creative Writing kuSan Francisco.
N EVANJI M ADANHIRE ararama hupenyu hunoratidza zvazvinoita kukura munyika isina kugadzikana seZimbabwe. Akaberekwa muna1961. Paaiva jaya, Nevanji akaona matongerwo enyika achis-handuka kuburikidza nemakore ehondo yechimurenga apo vamwe vaaidzidza navo vaimanikidzwa kunorwa. Nekuti akanga arigwara akasarudza kuratidzira pamwechete nemamwe ma students . Mumakore makumi matatu ekuzvitonga nyika yakatadza kunyatsoita zvakanaka. Iyi yakabva yaita nguva yaNevanji yekuzviongorora apo akashanda semudzidzisi, curriculum theorist, educational book publisher, public relations ex-ecutive uye mutapinhau. Akatsikisa mabhuku maviri, Goatsmell (1993), na If the Wind Blew (1995). Akatsikisa zvakare nganonyorwa mumab-huku anoti Writing Still (2003) na All Creatures Great and Small (2006). Anovimba kuita munyori azere kana vana vake vapedza chikoro.
C HARLES M UNGOSHI akaberekwa mugore ra1947 mudunhu reChivhu. Anyora mabhuku nenyaya pfupi dzechishona zvakere nedzechirungu. Akanyora zvakare mabhuku ane nyaya dzevana: Sto-ries from a Shona Childhood na One Day Long Ago (1989 na1991). Stories from a Shona Childhood rakawana mubairo weNoma Award. Anoramba achinyora nhetembo zvakare ane bhuku renhetembo rinonzi The Milk-man doesn't only deliver Milk (1998). Akawana mubairo weCommon-wealth Writers Prize (Africa region ) kaviri, muna1988 nemuna1998, nekuda kwemabhuku ake ane nganonyorwa: The Setting Sun and the Rolling World (1987) na Walking Still (1997). Mabhuku ake maviri: Wait-ing for the Rain (1975) na Ndiko Kupindana Kwamazuva (1975) akawana mubairo weInternational PEN awards.
F ARAI M POFU akazvarwa mugore ra1980 kuBulawayo. Akaita dhigirii re Theatre Arts paUniversity of Zimbabwe muna2002. Iyezvino anoshanda ari mudzidzisi weGCE Advanced Level . Akasimbira pachi-tendero chechechi yemapositori.
G UGU N DLOVU anogara kuJohannesburg nemurume wake nevana vatatu. Anoshanda munezvenhefenyuro asi anombopota achibira nguva paanokwanisa kuti aite zvekunyora. Gugu Ndlovu chizvarwa chekuZambia asi mai vake vanobva kuCanada, baba vake vachibva muno muZimbabwe. Akakurira kuBulawayo ndokuzopedzisa chikoro kuCanada nekuAmerica. Anoti akakomborerwa nekuwana mukana wekuona nyika kubva kumativi akasiyana.
V ALERIE T AGWIRA ndichiremba anove specialist obstetrician and gyanecol-ogist . Akadzidza muZimbabwe nekuEngland. Ari kushanda kuHarare Hospital nekuParirenyatwa Hospital muchirongwa chekudzidzisa vanachiremba veUniversity of Zimbabwe.
C HRIS W ILSON akaberekerwa kuGweru, akakurira papurazi riri pedyo neNyazura. Akadzidza kwaMutare. Mushure mazvo ndokuzoenda ku-University of Cape Town kwaakanoita zvidzidzo zve English Literature . Akagara kunze kwenyika kwenguva refu, uko kwaakadzidzisa Chirungu munyika dzakaita seEgypt, Turkey, Yemen, neMozambique. Pari zvino ari kushanda ari kuBahrain. Ane imba kuChimanimani uko kwaanouya pose paanokwanisa. Anotarisira kuzodzoka zvachose rimwe zuva, uyezve anotarisira kuzoita nyanduri ane mukurumbira!
M USAEMURA Z IMUNYA ndinyanduri muchiShona nemuChirungu, mudzidzisi mukuru wezvinyorwa muDepartment of English pachikoro chikuru chedzidzo munyika cheUniversity yeZimbabwe kubvira gore ra1980. Akadzidza muzvikoro zvemuno muZimbabwe akazonope-dzisira oita MA muzvinyorwa zvechirungu kuchikoro chikuru chedzidzo cheKent paCanterbury kuUnited Kingdom. Zvakarewo, kubvira paakanga achiri kudzidza sekondari yake akatanga kubudisa nhetembo muchiShona achihwina makundano nevarungu muChirungu munguve yeRhodesia. Akatsikisa mabhuku akawanda anoti Thought Tracks , And Now the Poets Speak , Chakarira Chindunguma , Those Years of Drought and Hunger , Country Dawns and City Lights, Nightshift ne-mamwewo akawanda. Zimunya ndemumwe wevanyori vanokurudzira zvinyorwa zvemuZimbabwe, uye aive ari Secretary General weZim-babwe Writers' Union kwemakore akawanda kubvira 1984. Nazvino ari mubishi navamwe kumutsidzira musangano unobatanidza vanyori patsva nekubatsira vanyori kuti simba ravo risangopararira pasi.
Musumo
naMusaemura Zimunya
Kana tichiongorora zvinyorwa zvavaShona kubva makore akawanda apera, tichawirirana kuti nyanzvi dzinonyanya kufarira kunyora nganonyorwa pfupi ( short story ) kana kuti nyayanyorwa pfupi dzi-nowanikwa dziri shoma zvikuru. Izvi zvinotoshamisa kwazvo nokuti shasha dzinonyora nganonyorwa refu ( novel ) ndidzo dzakawanda zvisingaverengeki. Chionai kuti tinenge tichifarira kuti ngano pfupi ndiyo iri nyore kunyora – sesu simbe hedu – nokuti haisheedzeri nhoroondo yakareba uye vatambi ( characters ) vakawanda. Kana tikany-atsocherechedza, tinozoonawo zvakare kuti ngano dzatsuro nagudo ( folk tales ) dzinokosha kwazvo kuvanyori vakati kuti. Izvi zvine chekuita nekuti ngano idzodzi ndidzo dzatakarerwa nadzo navabereki nanatete vaigona kwazvo nyambo idzodzi. Saka tingati vatema vemuno muZ-imbabwe vanonyora nganonyorwa pfupi muChirungu vakachivawo mifananidzo yevanyori vaishandisa Chirungu ndokunyatsodzidza maitiro ekunyora idzo nganonyorwa pfupi. Sezvo pasina mifananidzo yakawanda yengano pfupi dzakanyorwa nenyanzvi muchiShona chedu, tichaona kuti vazhinji havagone kuita shungu nadzo.
Kubvira munyori Dambudzo Marechera achiri mupenyu, vany-ori vemuno vakawanda vane shungu kwazvo uye vanonyo