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Dambudzo Marechera
Dambudzo Marechera
(Zimbabwe, 1952)
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Biografie
Dambudzo Marechera was born in Rusape to a poor family. However, he won scholarships to St Augustine’s Secondary School, to the University of Zimbabwe and to New College, Oxford. He has the distinction of having been expelled from all three.
Marechera’s work, his ideas and his defiance live on in Zimbabwe, particularly amongst the youth, who find inspiration in his willingness to be the lone outsider, challenging conventional and authoritarian views.
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Bibliography:Veit-Wild, Flora, ‘Dambudzo Marechera: A Preliminary Annotated Bibliography’. Zambesia, 14:2, 121-29, 1987.
Veit-Wild, Flora, Dambudzo Marechera: A Source Book on his Life and Work. London, Hans Zell 1992. Harare, University of Zimbabwe Publications 1993.
Veit-Wild, Flora and Anthony Chennells (eds), Emerging Perspectives on Dambudzo Marechera. Trenton, Africa World Press 1999.
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