Dambudzo Marechera (1952–1987)

Auteur de The House of Hunger

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The writings of this precocious but short-lived literary talent from Zimbabwe have been described as "the work of a tortured genius." His work reflects a passionate concern for Zimbabwe and Africa in general, and brilliantly combines elements of realism and fantasy. His writing is very afficher plus introspective, with a keen interest in exploring the inner workings of his protagonists. He does not romanticize the African past nor glorify the African personality. Yet, while his work does not seem preoccupied with inequities in African society, it does display a deep disillusionment and cynicism. An element of resignation reveals, on closer examination, an attempt to hide the sensitivity of his characters, whose behavior can be seen as a defense mechanism against the chaos, senselessness, and brutality of life. Marechera's first published work, "The House of Hunger" (1979), received the 1979 Guardian Prize for Fiction, while his posthumously published collection of writings, "The Black Insider and Other Fragments," was selected for honorable mention by the 1991 Noma Award Committee. In addition to "The House of Hunger," Marechera also published "Black Sunlight" before his untimely death in 1987. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

Comprend les noms: D. Marechera, dambudzomarechera

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Œuvres de Dambudzo Marechera

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The House of Hunger (1978) 174 exemplaires

Soleil noir (1980) 54 exemplaires

The Black Insider (1990) 30 exemplaires

Cemetery of Mind (African Writers Library) (1992) 14 exemplaires

Scrapiron Blues (African Writers Library) (1994) 12 exemplaires

Mindblast (1984) 7 exemplaires

Dambudzo Marechera, 4 June 1952-18 August 1987: Pictures, Poems, Prose Tributes (1988) 2 exemplaires

An articulate anger : Dambudzo Marechera: 1952-87 1 exemplaire

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The Granta Book of the African Short Story (2011) — Contributeur — 94 exemplaires

The Anchor Book of Modern African Stories (2002) — Contributeur — 52 exemplaires

The Penguin Book of Southern African Stories (1985) — Contributeur — 49 exemplaires

African Literature: an anthology of criticism and theory (2007) — Contributeur — 23 exemplaires

African Rhapsody: Short Stories of the Contemporary African Experience (1994) — Contributeur — 16 exemplaires

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Nom légal: Marechera, Charles William Dambudzo
Date de naissance: 1952-06-04
Date de décès: 1987-08-18
Sexe: male
Nationalité: Zimbabwe
Lieu de naissance: Rusape, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)
Lieu du décès: Harare, Zimbabwe
Cause du décès: AIDS-related pulmonary disorder

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Black Sunlight (African Writers Series) par Dambudzo Marechera

GENIUS IN FULL FLOWER

Dambudzo Marechera could transform everyday language into a tortured scream for sanity or mold it into a seductive poetry of passionate need and joyful determination. The extremes of political chaos and spiritual urgency that characterized 1970s Zimbabwe illuminate the pages of BLACK SUNLIGHT with unblinking honesty and desperately clinging hope.

This small masterpiece, along with his Guardian-prize winning HOUSE OF HUNGER, is one of the most powerful books ever penned by a Zimbabwean writer and gives testimony to why so many readers worldwide are "discovering" Marechera's prose and poetry during this 21st-century resurgence of interest in his work. BLACK SUNLIGHT is a book for lovers of serious accomplished literature, and although Marechera's style has drawn comparison to such authors as Wole Soyinka, James Joyce, and Samuel Beckett, his genius is really singular and deserves to be recognized as such. One can only imagine what masterworks were lost to the world after he died of AIDS, when his genius was in full flower, at the age of 35 in 1987.

by Aberjhani
author of I MADE MY BOY OUT OF POETRY
and ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE… (plus d'informations)