Short Writings from Bulawayo [Paperback]

Jane Morris (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 29, 2003

Short Writings from Bulawayo won the Literature in English category at the 2005 Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association awards. It is a book of stories, poems and non-fiction pieces that are evocative of Zimbabwe's second city and its rural surroundings. The collection from 23 contributors tells of many things: of family and friendship, or fear and death, or witches and spirits, of hunger and drought, of dreams and aspirations, of leaving home and leaving Zimbabwe, of queues and loneliness, of football and bicycles and of growing old and of love. A unifying theme of many of the stories and poems is loss - of innocence, of purpose, of love, of culture, of belonging, and of life.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: amaBooks Publishers (December 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0797425403
• ISBN-13: 978-0797425408
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces

More About the Author

Jane Morris is the editor of 'amaBooks Publishers.

amaBooks is an independent publisher based in Zimbabwe's second city of Bulawayo. We specialise in contemporary Zimbabwean fiction - novels, short stories and poetry, with a few titles on local history and culture.
We are perhaps best known for the books in the Short Writings series - Short Writings from Bulawayo I, II and III, and Long Time Coming: Short Writings from Zimbabwe. The collections give snapshots of life in Zimbabwe over the recent turbulent years.
We've also published books by the award-winning writers John Eppel and Christopher Mlalazi.
For more information about our books and our writers, please visit www.amabooksbyo.com. For recent news and reviews, look at our blog amabooksbyo.blogspot.com