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In an unspecifi ed setting the stream-of-consciousness narrative of this cult novel traces the fortunes of a group of anarchists in revolt against a military-fascist capitalist opposition. The protagonist is photojournalist Chris, whose camera lens becomes the device through which the plot is cleverly unravelled.
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"Marechera uses a pattern of violent and pornographic images to create an extended metaphor on living in pre-independence Zimbabwe."-Library Journal
About the Author:
Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987), an award-winning Zimbabwean author and poet, has been dismissed by some as mad and applauded by others as a genius. Famous for his unconventional life as much as for his work, more than 20 years after his death Marechera's work continues to inspire academic studies, biographies, films and plays.
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- PublisherPenguin Classics
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0143026208
- ISBN 13 9780143026204
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages130
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