House of hunger

Dambudzo Marechera

Dambudzo Marechera burst onto the English literary scene with a bang in 1978 with this vivid roar of a book exploring township life in pre-independence Zimbabwe. Irreverent and uncompromising, Dambudzo Marechera rejected what he saw as the narrow stereotypes of African literature, and was a fearless critic of his country. The narrator expresses his desperate alienation - from his family, from his student friends, from township life and from Zimbabwe itself. This novella, and the other short stories here, portray an explosive world that flashes with both violence and humour.

Author(s): Marechera, Dambudzo
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 28/04/2022
Pagination: 176 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Published By: Penguin Classics
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction|Short stories|Biographical fiction|Family life fiction
Dimensions: 198x129x9
Weight: 134
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780241544259