Literary responses to political events in Zimbabwe , 1956-2002

Seminar date: 
20 June 2002
Speaker(s): Chenjerai Hove, writer from Zimbabwe

Chenjerai Hove is the author of ‘Shadows’, ‘Bones’ and ‘Ancestors’. He now lives in exile in Europe as his criticism of the Mugabe government made living in Zimbabwe impossible. His presentation focuses on writing as resistance in black Zimbabwean literature before and after independence.