- Gebundene Ausgabe: 194 Seiten
- Verlag: Crown (16. Januar 1996)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0517702428
- ISBN-13: 978-0517702420
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,5 x 13,5 x 2,3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.4 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (9 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 594.195 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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" Until we begin to put our pen to paper, we historically do not exist." This first novel by a Harvard-educated Zimbabwean writer takes the form of a dramatic monologue delivered in several epistolary reminiscences by an ailing Zimbabwean mother for the benefit of her daughter, who has gone off to study at Harvard. Mostly the monologue is a meditation on "what or who is the African woman," as observed by a member of an elder African generation that fought against colonialists for independence. But the passion of the book also comes from the urge to endow and complete written language with a sense of oral gravity and vividness. How to do this without betraying or compromising an oral culture? Elegiac stress lends power to the story, resulting in a humane antiminimalism that may owe some of its richness to the work of authenticating in writing a largely unwritten experience. Although Maraire yields at times to rhetorical overflow, she mainly imbues the novel with the complexities of the mother's rural life as it undergoes political transformation in the world of the city. Molly McQuade
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Maraire, a Harvard-educated native of Zimbabwe now living in the United States, has written a beautifully poignant first novel about what it means to be a woman in Africa. The novel is written in the form of a letter from a mother to her daughter, Zenzele, who is just beginning her studies at Harvard. The mother writes of her girlhood in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe's colonial name), the struggle for Zimbabwe's independence, and her hopes and fears for the next generation. She has watched villagers send the best of her generation to Europe or America for an education, with the hope that they would return with their newly learned skills to better the lives of their compatriots. Instead, she is saddened when they do not return home to live but come back only for visits, seeming to have lost all remnants of African culture. The mother offers her own stories in hopes that her daughter, while creating herself, will never forget whence she came. Highly recommended for women's studies collections and to general readers seeking an intimate view of another life.?Debbie Bogenschutz, Cincinnati Technical Coll.
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How refreshing after a diet of Oprah's selections to read about a strong family who treat each other with respect. The warm, loving mother's voice as she shares the family's history with her daughter, transports us to the far off world of modern Zimbabwe. Through her matter-of-fact narrative we learn of the impact of colonialism and the revolution on very believable people. I recommend it highly.
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I had chanced upon this book when it first came out and since then I have avidly recommended it to many. I am not from Africa but from a developing country where the similar values and scenarios that are presented in the book are encountered. It made me identify myself with the culuture and yet know so much about the uniqueness of African way of life. Hope we soon get some other publications from the same author.
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ZenZele is a powerful letter from a mother to her growing young daughter. ZenZele has gone off to the United States for school, and her mother is writing her with the best advice she could give on life. This books contains personal experiences and memories ZenZele's mother. This woman lived a very full and unique life. You can feel the love she has for her daughter by reading her words. ZenZele is a wonderful and moving book. Once you read it you will never be the same.
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A good description of another culture
The novel ZenZele: A letter for My Daughter, is a touching story about a mother and daughter from a culture much different from ours. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 19. November 1999 veröffentlicht
IT IS THE BEST BOOK A MOTHER CAN GIVE TO A DAUGHTER
AS AN AFRICAN DAUGHTER MYSELF, I FEEL THAT THE BOOK CARRIES ALL THE WISDOM AND ADVICE AN AFRICAN MOTHER (ANY MOTHER) CAN EVER GIVE TO A DAUGHTER GOING AWAY TO A DIFFERENT PLACE. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. August 1999 veröffentlicht
An absolute must for the American classroom.--Yasmain Soya
Zenzele, A Letter for my Daughter is lyrically written, filled with wonderful untold history, stories and lessons of growing up in Zimbabwe, Africa. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. April 1999 veröffentlicht
One of the best books out there!
This now one of my favorite books of all times! Maraire paints a vivid picture of life in Zimbabwe before independence and after independence. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 20. April 1999 von ingr0005@tc.umn.edu
Deeply moving, and uplifting.
I was really impressed with this work, and I would recomend it to anyone who had an interest in Africa, but definately to any mother or daughter. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 5. April 1999 veröffentlicht
A long-awaited perspective in mainstream literature
This is a touching, warmly told story of a Zimbabwean family, as revealed through a mother's letters to her daughter, Zenzele, on Zenzele's immanent departure to study at Harvard. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. Juni 1997 veröffentlicht
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