The Hairdresser of Harare: A Novel (Modern African Writing Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (979 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0821421638 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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The novel is an acute portrayal of a rapidly changing Zimbabwe. It is a novel about hearbreak, but more seriously, it is also about the inevitable breaks that happen in one’s psyche, sometimes accompanied by injury to the physical body, when one’s community disciplines in order to reinforce its social and sexual expectations.” —Neelika Jayawardane Africa is a Country In this delicious and devastating first novel, which The Guardian named one of its ten best contemporary African books, Caine Prize finalist Tendai Huchu (The Maestro, the Magistrate, and the Mathematician) portrays the heart of contemporary Zimbabwean society with humor and grace. “Hairdresser was a perfect end of summer read; my book was sticky from sweat and sugary from bubbling peaches that went into the pies and preserves I was ma
Predictable but enjoyable M. L. Gowland I enjoyed learning about life in Harare but the "mystery" seemed to obvious, to this Westerner. Still, the characters were likable and I was suprised to find the author is male. I had not heard him speak or seen a photo!. Enjoyably and insightful peek into a part of Mugabe's Africa Surprisingly enjoyable account about life in a west African countryWorts and all. The author is now a Scottish podiatrist. But I hope he continues to write. His followup book was a disappointment .. "Another outstanding novel out of Africa" according to Mal Warwick. You can read a dozen nonfiction books about Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe’s kleptocracy and fail to get a more vivid sense of what life is really like there than from this recent novel by Tendai Huchu. In one short work of fiction, Huchu conjures up the sad reality of day-to-day existence in that beleaguered country: the 90 percent unemployment, the ubiquitous corruption, the hyperinflation, the ever-present shortages, the barely functional electricity service, the vicious eviction of white Africans from their farms and businesses, the rabid homophobia. The people of resource-rich Zimbabwe are amon
Through deceptively simple observations and plain prose, Huchu exposes readers to issues of classism, racism, and homophobia without ever coming across as preachy or heavy-handed.” —Kirkus Reviews. “This sharp, entertaining, and thoughtful debut is rife with sociopolitical commentary but never loses its humanity…