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Women writing [[electronic resource] ] : Zimbabwe / / edited by Irene Staunton



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Titolo: Women writing [[electronic resource] ] : Zimbabwe / / edited by Irene Staunton Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Harare, : Weaver Press, c2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (150 p.)
Soggetto topico: Short stories, Zimbabwean (English)
Zimbabwean fiction (English)
Altri autori: StauntonIrene  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Senzeni's nativity / Pat Brickhill -- Death wish / Diana Charsley -- In the heart of the golden triangle / Petina Gappah -- Delivery / Annie Holmes -- Snowflakes in winter / Rumbi Katedza -- Mr Wonder / Sarah Ladipo Manyika -- Dream over, dream again / Wadzanai Mhute -- Tichafataona sleeps / Blessing Musariri -- The carer / Chiedza musengezi -- Chemusana / Sabina Mutangadura -- Everything is nice, zimbulele / Gugu Ndlovu -- Bare bones / Vivienne Ndlovu -- The big trip / Bryony Rheam -- In memory of the nose brigade / Zvisinei Sandi -- Mainini Grace's promise / Valerie Tagwira.
Sommario/riassunto: The fifteen stories in Women Writing Zimbabwe offer a kaleidoscope of fresh, moving, and comic perspectives on the way in which events of the last decade have impacted on individuals, women in particular. Several stories (Tagwira, Ndlovu and Charsley) look at the impact that AIDS has on women who become the care-givers, often without emotional or physical support. It is often assumed that women will provide support and naturally make the necessary sacrifices. Brickhill and Munsengezi focus on the hidden costs and unexpected rewards of this nurturing role. Many families have been separated over
Titolo autorizzato: Women writing  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-77922-179-7
1-282-86902-7
9786612869020
1-77922-133-9
1-77922-132-0
1-77922-097-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910781086003321
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