Short Writings from Bulawayo II

Imac

Description

Short Writings from Bulawayo won the Literature in English category at the 2005 Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association awards. It is a book of stories, poems and non-fiction pieces that are evocative of Zimbabwe's second city and its rural surroundings. The collection from 23 contributors tells of many things: of family and friendship, or fear and death, or witches and spirits, of hunger and drought, of dreams and aspirations, of leaving home and leaving Zimbabwe, of queues and loneliness, of football and bicycles and of growing old and of love. A unifying theme of many of the stories and poems is loss - of innocence, of purpose, of love, of culture, of belonging, and of life.

Sujets

• Literature

Informations

• Publié par: amabooks
• Date de parution: 15 août 2005
• Nombre de lectures: 1
• EAN13: 9780797443327
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Short Writings from Bulawayo II

Edited by Jane Morris

’amaBooks

ISBN 0-7974-2896-8

This collection: ’amaBooks, 2005

Each contribution remains the copyright of the author

Published by ’amaBooks P.O. Box AC1066, Ascot, Bulawayo email: [e-mail]

Printed by Automation Business Forms, Bulawayo

Cover painting: ‘Two Fat’ by Bekezela Mlilo ([e-mail])

’amaBooks would like to express their thanks to the Zimbabwe Culture Fund Trust and HIVOS for making this publication possible.

Crossing the Divide, by Derek Huggins, was previously published in his collectionStained Earth, Weaver Press, 2004.

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher.

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Contents

Mzana Mthimkhulu

Judy Maposa

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Whirlwinds

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Addelis Sibutha

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Bhekilizwe Dube

Something about Tea

John Eppel Tinashe Mushakavanhu

Full Circle

The Photo

Crossing the Divide

Bathing with Tadpoles

My Dustbin

Mathew Chokuwenga

Everything is Gonna Be All Right

Tawanda Chipato

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Derek Huggins

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Catherine Buckle

Deon Marcus

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Christopher Mlalazi

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Godfrey M. Sibanda

Farai Mpofu

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Bryony Rheam

John Eppel

Pathisa Nyathi

Our ‘Notre Dame’

Rosewater

Between Two Men

Illuminating Flames

The Seekers

City Insomnia

Past State House

The Coming

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It’s His Who Wakes the Hare