Versions of Zimbabwe: New Approaches to Literature and CultureRobert Muponde, Ranka Primorac At a turbulent historical moment, Versions of Zimbabwe: New Approaches to Literature and Culture considers the relationships between Zimbabwe's creative literature, history and politics. It presumes that literature and culture cannot be understood separately from larger social trends; and that besides being legitimate subjects of study in themselves, through foregrounding literary and cultural issues, insights into the present crisis inflicting the country can be achieved. The book is the result of a collaboration of scholars from southern Africa and overseas, whose work emphasises hitherto overshadowed subjects of literature, exposing new and untried approaches to Zimbabwean writing. The contributors focus on pluralities, inclusiveness and the breaking of boundaries, and elucidate how literary texts are betraying multiple versions and opinions of Zimbabwe, arguing that only a multiplicity of opinions on Zimbabwe can do the complexity of the society and history justice. Individual chapters consider the works of celebrated Zimbabwean authors such as Dambudzo Marechera, Alexandra Fuller and the late Yvonne Vera, alongside several Zimbabwean writers less well-known outside the country. Works of literature in the three major literary languages of Zimbabwe - Shona, Ndebele and English - are examined, alongside autobiography, history and memoir, questions of race in literature and racial identities of Zimbabwean writers, and the oft-neglected, arguably underrated Zimbabwean poetry. The contributors include Annie Gagiano, Caroline Rooney, Tommy Matshakayile-Ndlovu and Terence Ranger. Editor of the book, Robert Muponde, is based at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. Ranka Primorac is a specialist in Zimbabwean literature with wide international experience. |
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literature and the development | 3 |
the case | 25 |
Marecheras wordhorde and the scrapiron of | 41 |
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Adorno African Alexio articulation autobiography becomes Brettell Bulawayo Chapter Chenjerai childhood Chiwome colonial context critical cultural Dambudzo Dambudzo Marechera death discourses English ethnic ex-combatant fiction film Flame genre Godwin guerrillas Gukurahundi Gweru Harare hero historiography history of Zimbabwe Hondo House of Hunger Hove Hove's ibid ideology independence kwela land landscape language liberation literary living London Machingauta's Mahoso Mambo Press Marechera Matabeleland memory Mugabe Mugabe's Mukiwa Musaemura Zimunya narrative narrator nationalist Nehanda orature past patriotic history poem poet poetry political post-colonial post-independence racial Ranger resistance Rhodesia Ridgemore Riva Robert Mugabe sense settler Shona and Ndebele Shona novel Sibaso silence Sithole society South Africa space spirit Stone Virgins story struggle symbolic texts Third Chimurenga thriller township tradition Tsitsi Dangarembga unity University of Zimbabwe urban Veit-Wild Vera's violence voice white Zimbabwean women writing Yvonne Yvonne Vera ZANLA ZANU(PF ZAPU Zimbabwe's Zimbabwean identity Zimbabwean literature Zimbabwean nation Zimunya