Author: William Lungisani Chigidi
ISBN No: 978-1-920287-55-9
Cost: 300.00
Immediately after Zimbabwe's independence there emerged a novelistic tradition that focused on depicting the Second War of Liberation in Zimbabwe. The manner, nature and timing of the birth of this fiction clearly demonostrate that it was an unleashing of voices that had been stifled for too long and were yearning to be heard. Many Shona novels were published that depicted the Second War of liberation in a manner that showed that there was a common pattern in themes and style. The fiction, that is, if you read one you have to read all of them. Most of these novels are similar in that they portray an unrealistic and distorted picture of the liberation war in Zimbabwe. they depict battles that are usually won by guerrilla fighter, 'pungwes' where people sing, dance and chant slogans, and they distort casualty figures so that they do not reflect reality on the ground. Reading many of these novels leaves one with the impression that this war was a kind of picnic. One gets the impression that the war was a stroll in the park, and yet those who experienced it practically know very well that it was not fun at all. Those who were involved in it know quite well that it was a real war, and in a real war there are casualties on both sides.
ISBN No: 978-1-920287-55-9
Cost: 300.00
Immediately after Zimbabwe's independence there emerged a novelistic tradition that focused on depicting the Second War of Liberation in Zimbabwe. The manner, nature and timing of the birth of this fiction clearly demonostrate that it was an unleashing of voices that had been stifled for too long and were yearning to be heard. Many Shona novels were published that depicted the Second War of liberation in a manner that showed that there was a common pattern in themes and style. The fiction, that is, if you read one you have to read all of them. Most of these novels are similar in that they portray an unrealistic and distorted picture of the liberation war in Zimbabwe. they depict battles that are usually won by guerrilla fighter, 'pungwes' where people sing, dance and chant slogans, and they distort casualty figures so that they do not reflect reality on the ground. Reading many of these novels leaves one with the impression that this war was a kind of picnic. One gets the impression that the war was a stroll in the park, and yet those who experienced it practically know very well that it was not fun at all. Those who were involved in it know quite well that it was a real war, and in a real war there are casualties on both sides.
