The House of Hunger by Dambudzo Marechera Paperback Book 9780241544259

One of African literatures most fascinating and unorthodox figures Brian ChikwavaWhen all else fails dont take it in silence scream like hell scream like Jericho was tumbling down serenaded by a brace of trombones screamDambudzo Marechera burst onto the literary scene in 1978 with this vivid roar of a book exploring township life in preindependence Zimbabwe Rejecting what he saw as the narrow stereotypes of African literature Marecheras stories portrayed a world flashing with violence and anarchic humour as his narrator expresses his desperate alienation from his family from his student friends from Zimbabwe itselfA writer who considered fiction a quotform of combatquot complex challenging and uniquely potent GuardianLike overhearing a scream Doris LessingA terrible beauty is born out of the urgency of his vision Angela Carter