Dambudzo Marechera

A Source Book on His Life and Work

Flora Veit-Wild

 

Book not available in Zimbabwe.

Synopsis

Years after his death, Dambudzo Marechera is still one of the most exciting and subversive writers Africa has produced. A cult hero for young Zimbabweans and a thorn in the flesh of officialdom, Marechera continues to inspire and disturb. The book resounds with Marechera’s own voice. It begins with a fascinating interview in which, with characteristic wit and honesty, he discusses his background and work. Subsequent chapters chronicle the major periods of his life.

Review

In this documentary reader, Flora Veit-Wild offers a multifaceted portrait of a man whose life was as tortured as his fiction. - Thomas O'Toole, Africa Today

Author

Flora Veit-Wild is Professor of African Literatures and Cultures at Humboldt University, Berlin.