A literary scholar interested in reading the works of the Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera in the United States will be unsettled by the absence of these works in bookstores and most libraries. While Dambudzo Marechera was well-received in places like the United Kingdom, and while his influence is spreading rapidly in Africa and other places, he is not as famous in the … Continue reading Dambudzo Marechera and the American Reader
Month: June 2008
V.S. Naipaul Versus Derek Walcott
I studied V.S. Naipaul's A House for Mr. Biswas in my first year at the University of Zimbabwe. I found the book engaging and enlightening, rich with its characters' unique experiences. Later, I browsed other books by Naipaul, such as A Bend in the River, but none seemed to surpass the talent displayed in A … Continue reading V.S. Naipaul Versus Derek Walcott
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