Chenjerai hove biography of mahatma

Nationality: Zimbabwean. Born: 1956.

Chenjerai hove biography of mahatma

Education: Attended the Catholic Marist Brothers schools, Kutama and Dete, 1970s; trained as a teacher, Gweru; studied literature and education, University of South Africa; University of Zimbabwe, 1984. Career: Has worked as a teacher and also as editor for several publishers, including Mambo Press, Gweru, 1984.

Writer-in-residence, University of Zimbabwe. Founding member, and chairman, 1984–92, Zimbabwe Writers Union. Awards: Zimbabwe Book Publishers Literary award, and Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, both 1989, both for Bones.

Publications

Poetry

Up in Arms. Harare, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Publishing House, 1982.

Red Hills of Home. Gweru, Zimbabwe, Mambo Press, 1985.

Shadows. Harare, Zimbabwe, Baobab Books, and London, Heinemann, 1991.

Rainbows in the Dust. Harare, Zimbabwe, Baobab Books, 1998.

Play

Radio Play: Sister Sing Again Someday, 1989.

Novels

Masimba Avanhu? Gweru, Zimbabwe, Mambo Pre