The House of Hunger
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The House of Hunger (1979
) is a short story collection
by the late Dambudzo Marechera
. Subtitled Short Stories, this work is actually a collection of one novella of 80-odd pages (House of Hunger) and nine sketches / stories. The small group of texts in its entirety reflects the author’s vision of (mainly township) life in Rhodesia
(specifically, the period of Ian Smith
’s rule of the country which at independence became Zimbabwe
) — with a minority of the shorter pieces in the book depicting an African exile’s experience of life in Britain
(mainly at Oxford University, where Marechera had studied).
1979 in literature
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) is a short story collection
Short story collection
A short story collection is a book of short stories by a single author, as distinguished by an anthology of fiction by more than one author. The stories in a collection can share a theme, setting, or characters and sometimes can also include work of poetry. Notable collections include Nine Stories...
by the late Dambudzo Marechera
Dambudzo Marechera
Dambudzo Marechera was a Zimbabwean novelist and poet.-Early life:...
. Subtitled Short Stories, this work is actually a collection of one novella of 80-odd pages (House of Hunger) and nine sketches / stories. The small group of texts in its entirety reflects the author’s vision of (mainly township) life in Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
(specifically, the period of Ian Smith
Ian Smith
Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID was a politician active in the government of Southern Rhodesia, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Rhodesia and Zimbabwe from 1948 to 1987, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 13 April 1964 to 1 June 1979...
’s rule of the country which at independence became Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
) — with a minority of the shorter pieces in the book depicting an African exile’s experience of life in Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
(mainly at Oxford University, where Marechera had studied).