Zimbabwean - Writer | 1971 -
The first thing I remember when I moved to a school in the suburbs was, 'My gosh, all these books!' The classroom and school had a library; I'd never seen so many books in my life! It was something we didn't have in the township.
Petina Gappah
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For the first years of my life, I went to school in Rhodesia. My memory of living in the townships is that they were actually really happy places.
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A novelist, poet and playwright who writes equally well in Shona and English, Charles Mungoshi is Zimbabwe's finest and most versatile writer. His life project has been to interrogate the notion of family.
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Zimbabwe is an unusual case study in African colonialism in that it was invaded by a private company under Royal Charter.
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I see myself in public service in Zimbabwe. I would prefer an advisory role - cabinet secretary, minister of trade or the arts, or something like that. I don't want to be just a writer.
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I was one of the first six black kids to integrate a formerly all-white school. I remember being looked at all the time and people laughing at my hair. I was also very self-conscious about the food I had for lunch. I had egg sandwiches, and the other mothers gave kids fancy stuff like bologna and Marmite. It took about a year to settle in.
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I wonder why people commit crimes that are premeditated - to gain love, because of hatred, or for financial reasons.
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I actually don't sleep much; I only need about four hours a night.
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Publishing can be a cliquish and incestuous business; it is not uncommon for writers from the same agencies and publishers to review each other.
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