Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
Contemporary
English
Short Stories
Short stories set in Zimbabwe during Mugabe's collapse — in the high-density suburbs, the collapsing economy, the prisons. Dark, precise, and darkly comic.
Literary Significance
Guardian First Book Award; one of the most celebrated debuts in African fiction
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editorial-summarynot primary textShort stories set in Zimbabwe during Mugabe's collapse — in the high-density suburbs, the collapsing economy, the prisons. Dark, precise, and darkly comic. Guardian First Book Award; one of the most celebrated debuts in African fiction
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