Windows into Zimbabwe

an anthology of short stories

Belletristik

• FS.E : Fremdsprachige Schriften : Einzelne Sprachen : Englische Schriften
• DR.AS : Belletristik : Romane, Erzählungen und Novellen : Prosaanthologien : Außereuropa

Verfasser Angabe:
compiled and introduced by Franziska Kramer ...

Personen:
Kramer, Franziska [Hrsg.]

Sprache:
Englisch

• Englisch
• Simbabwe
• Belletristische Darstellung
• Anthologie

Verlag:
Weaver Press

Erscheinungsort:
Harare

Jahr:
2019

Umfang:
284 S. : Ill.

Fußnote:
Text: Englisch

Inhalt:
Over the past fifteen years, Weaver Press has published seven anthologies of some one hundred short stories giving voice to new and established Zimbabwean writers. In Windows into Zimbabwe Jürgen and Franziska Kramer have selected from these anthologies twenty-two stories, which they consider the best or most representative of a particular period in the Zimbabwean narrative since 1980. They present the stories within sections which frame certain themes such as Independence, Gukurahundi, Land, Gender Relations, Money Matters, Social Relations, Exile and Resilience.

For the general reader, Windows into Zimbabwe contains some wonderful stories rich in insight, perception, nuance and humour. Writers such as Charles Mungoshi, Petina Gappah, NoViolet Bulawayo, Valerie Tagwira and Shimmer Chinodya are included as well as relative newcomers with new perceptions and fresh voices.

The compilers have also provided an introductory overview casting light on the relationship between fiction and society; and for teachers (in schools, colleges and universities) each story is accompanied by explanatory notes, questions and study tasks to further the reader's understanding. Windows into Zimbabwe will positively deepen your appreciation of the country and its people.