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The Mad by Ignatius T. Mabasa, translated by J. Tsitsi Mutiti
This is a book review of The Mad by Ignatius T. Mabasa, translated by J. Tsitsi Mutiti
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


Who Will Bury You? And Other Stories by Chido Muchemwa
This is a book review of Who Will Bury You by Chido Muchemwa
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


Weeping Tomato by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure
This is a review of Weeping Tomato by Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure.
Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read




What Comes Next by Myra Mufuka
This is a book review of indie author Myra Mufuka's debut collection of short stories, What Comes Next.
Rutendo Chichaya
3 min read


My Parents' Marriage by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
A review of Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond’s remarkable debut My Parents’ Marriage.
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


Words and Other Weapons by Thembe Khumalo
This is a review of Thembe Khumalo’s collection of essays and short stories, ‘Words and Other Weapons.’
Rutendo Chichaya
3 min read


An Angel’s Demise by Sue Nyathi
This review explores Sue Nyathi's beautifully written and powerful book, An Angel's Demise.
Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read


A Spell of Good Things by Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
A review of Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s latest offering about cultural expectations, economic decline, inequality and plummeting political greed.
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


The Train House on Lobengula Street by Fatima Kara
A review of Fatima Kara’s heart-breaking debut book, The Train House on Lobengula Street.
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


The Quality of Mercy by Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
A review of Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu’s ‘The Quality of Mercy.’ An exceptional story, well written and fulfilling
Rutendo Chichaya
5 min read


Appearances or Not by Audrey N. Chirenje
This is a review of Audrey N. Chirenje's romantic fiction book, 'Appearances or Not.'
Rutendo Chichaya
2 min read


Tomorrow I Become A Woman by Aiwanose Odafen
“And I felt it again - that nameless thing that flowed between us. A puppet of the strings of invisible hands waiting for something to...
Rutendo Chichaya
7 min read


3:15 am and Other Stories by Rudo D. M. Manyere
“Even after thirty odd years since our liaison came to an end, she still makes my heart flutter under my chest.” page 13 3:15am and Other...
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read


Ancestor Stones by Aminatta Forna
“Once I went to live among strangers and I learned what it was like to lose yourself. To feel the fragments flying off you. As if your...
Rutendo Chichaya
4 min read
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