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Chenjerai Hove
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Zimbabwe
Français
Né en 1956. Etudes chez les frères catholiques maristes puis enseignement dans plusieurs établissements secondaires tout en poursuivant des études supérieures.
English
Chenjerai Hove is a Zimbabwean poet and novelist known for his works in both the English and Shona languages.
His works :
And Now the Poets Speak (co-editor; poetry), 1981
Up In Arms (poetry), 1982
Red Hills of Home (poetry), 1985.
Bones (novel), Harare: Baobab Books, 1988; Heineman International AWS, 1989.
Shadows (novel), Harare: Baobab Books, 1991; Heinemann International Literature and Textbooks, 1992.
Shebeen Tales: Messages from Harare (journalistic essays), 1994
Rainbows in the Dust (poetry), 1997
Guardians of the Soil (cultural reflections by Zimbabwe's elders), 1997.
Ancestors (novel), 1997.
Desperately Seeking Europe (co-author; essays on European identity), 2003
Palaver Finish, essays on politics and life in Zimbabwe, 2003
Blind Moon (poetry), 2004.
The Keys of Ramb (children's story), 2004
Honours and awards
1983 Special Commendations for the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, for Up in Arms
1984 Inaugural President, Zimbabwe Writers Union
1988 Winner, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Bones
1989 Winner, Noma Award for Publishing In Africa, for Bones
1990 Founding Board Member, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights)
1991-94 Writer-in-Residence, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
1994 Visiting Professor, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, USA
1995 Guest Writer, Yorkshire and Humberside Arts and Leeds University, UK
1996 Guest Writer, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany
1998 Second Prize, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Ancestors
2001 German-Africa Prize for literary contribution to freedom of expression
2007-08 International Writers Project Fellow, Brown University
His works :
And Now the Poets Speak (co-editor; poetry), 1981
Up In Arms (poetry), 1982
Red Hills of Home (poetry), 1985.
Bones (novel), Harare: Baobab Books, 1988; Heineman International AWS, 1989.
Shadows (novel), Harare: Baobab Books, 1991; Heinemann International Literature and Textbooks, 1992.
Shebeen Tales: Messages from Harare (journalistic essays), 1994
Rainbows in the Dust (poetry), 1997
Guardians of the Soil (cultural reflections by Zimbabwe's elders), 1997.
Ancestors (novel), 1997.
Desperately Seeking Europe (co-author; essays on European identity), 2003
Palaver Finish, essays on politics and life in Zimbabwe, 2003
Blind Moon (poetry), 2004.
The Keys of Ramb (children's story), 2004
Honours and awards
1983 Special Commendations for the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, for Up in Arms
1984 Inaugural President, Zimbabwe Writers Union
1988 Winner, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Bones
1989 Winner, Noma Award for Publishing In Africa, for Bones
1990 Founding Board Member, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights)
1991-94 Writer-in-Residence, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
1994 Visiting Professor, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, USA
1995 Guest Writer, Yorkshire and Humberside Arts and Leeds University, UK
1996 Guest Writer, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany
1998 Second Prize, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Ancestors
2001 German-Africa Prize for literary contribution to freedom of expression
2007-08 International Writers Project Fellow, Brown University
Livres(s)
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Littératures d’Afrique australe 2. DE L’ANGOLA A ZANZIBARRevueChenjerai Hove est lié(e) à ce livre en tant que ecrivain/ne
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BonesRomanBy Chenjerai Hove. A reissue of this proclaimed novel, and Zimbabwean classic, that won both the Zimbabwe Book Publishers’ Association first prize for literature, and the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa …Chenjerai Hove est lié(e) à ce livre en tant que ecrivain/ne
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Paix en toutes lettres (La)RecueilVingt textes écrits pour l’association « à ciel ouvert » sur le thème de la paix, avec entre autres Gcina Mhlophe et Chenjerai Hove.Chenjerai Hove est lié(e) à ce livre en tant que ecrivain/ne
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OmbresRomanLire l’article Africultures lié.Chenjerai Hove est lié(e) à ce livre en tant que ecrivain/ne
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AncêtresRomanNovel by Chenjerai Hove.Chenjerai Hove est lié(e) à ce livre en tant que ecrivain/ne
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