Winner of the Guardian fiction prize, this novella and nine short stories describe life in a Zimbabwean township. They are about the brutalization of the individual's mental processes, until madness, violence and despair become the normal state of affairs for families in black urban areas.
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House of Hunger Short Stories
Winner of the Guardian fiction prize, this novella and nine short stories describe life in a Zimbabwean township. They are about the brutalization of the individual's mental processes, until madness, violence and despair become the normal state of affairs for families in black urban areas.
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Reviewed by PatriciaThis reads like a fever dream and it was a bit too non-linear for me to the point that I was just confused about the context a lot … the writing is beautiful though