Category: Books
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Bulawayo Hogs International Acclaim
Caine Prize winning author NoViolet Bulawayo launched her debut novel, We Need New Names, amid fanfare and rave reviews at the British Council yesterday. We Need New Names is in the run for the Man-Booker Prize to be announced in October, having become the first Zimbabwean novelist to be long-listed for the prestigious award. The…
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Chirere Breaks Poetic Sabbatical
The modest working title of Memory Chirere’s forthcoming poetry anthology, Bhuku Risina Basa, loosely translated, useless book, belies a range of genius. Chirere, an internationally renowned author, academic, editor and literary critic told Literary Outlook that he has decided to come out of his closet with more than 100 poems authored over 20 years…
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New Literary Magazine to Be Launched
A new literary magazine is set to be launched as a lifeline for budding writers who are struggling to break into print through established mediums. The Write Mag will be edited by acclaimed Zimbabwean author, literary critic and academic Memory Chirere and published by Write Africa, an organisation bent on promoting writing and reading…
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ZIBF Postponed over Elections
The Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF), which was slated for July 29 to August 3, will now be held from September 30 to October 5 to forestall collision with the harmonised elections set for Wednesday next week. The forthcoming edition of the book fair, taglined “ZIBF@30: Enabling Creativity, Writing, Publishing and Reading for Africa’s Growth,”…
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