Education
He studied at Mambo Primary School. He graduated from the University of Zimbabwe, and from the University of Iowa, with an Master of Arts in creative writing, in 1985.
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Chairman of Fools
(Chairman of Fools explores the plight of Farai Chari, a s...)
Chairman of Fools explores the plight of Farai Chari, a supposedly successful writer, professor and self-acclaimed artist, living in an African culture in which tradition weighs heavy and middle class aspirations are crude. Farai yearns for a world in which men and women can freely associate with one another and gratify their passions without moral chastisement.
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Harvest of Thorns (African Writers Series)
( A time of turbulence and turmoil is illustrated through...)
A time of turbulence and turmoil is illustrated through the coming of age of Benjamin Tichafa, a young man torn between two worlds, between two sets of beliefs, between old and new.
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Harvest of Thorns (African Writers Series) by Shimmer Chinodya (1990-01-01)
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Can We Talk and Other Stories (African Writers) by Shimmer Chinodya (2001-04-01)
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Can We Talk and Other Stories (African Writers)
(A collection of Zimbabwean stories following the transiti...)
A collection of Zimbabwean stories following the transition from childhood to adult life. Youthful desires for prosperity, love and a purpose in life are undermined as the characters grow up, reflecting the decline in post-independence Zimbabwe.
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Shimmer Chinodya
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He was expelled from Goromonzi after demonstrating against Ian Smith"s government.
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Works
book
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Chairman of Fools
(Chairman of Fools explores the plight of Farai Chari, a s...)
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Harvest of Thorns (African Writers Series)
( A time of turbulence and turmoil is illustrated through...)
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Can We Talk and Other Stories (African Writers)
(A collection of Zimbabwean stories following the transiti...)
- Harvest of Thorns (African Writers Series) by Shimmer Chinodya (1990-01-01)
- Can We Talk and Other Stories (African Writers) by Shimmer Chinodya (2001-04-01)
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Chairman of Fools
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Zimbabwe
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Commonwealth Writers' Prize
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a literary award presented by the Commonwealth Foundation, which awarded prizes for established and new writers across the Commonwealth of Nations.The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a literary award presented by the Commonwealth Foundation, which awarded prizes for established and new writers across the Commonwealth of Nations.
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Commonwealth Writers' Prize
The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a literary award presented by the Commonwealth Foundation, which awarded prizes for established and new writers across the Commonwealth of Nations.The Commonwealth Writers' Prize was a literary award presented by the Commonwealth Foundation, which awarded prizes for established and new writers across the Commonwealth of Nations.