Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter - Hardcover

Maraire, J. Nozipo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517702428 ISBN 13: 9780517702420

Publisher: Crown, 1996

Synopsis

In an extraordinary novel--written as a letter from a Zimbabwean mother to her daughter, a student at Harvard--Maraire transforms the lessons of life into a lyrical narrative about love, war, separation, and the very meaning of being a woman.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Written as a letter from a Zimbabwean mother to her daughter, a student at Harvard, J. Nozipo Maraire evokes the moving story of a mother reaching out to her daughter to share the lessons life has taught her and bring the two closer than ever before. Interweaving history and memories, disappointments and dreams, Zenzele tells the tales of Zimbabwe's struggle for independence and the men and women who shaped it: Zenzele's father, an outspoken activist lawyer; her aunt, a schoolteacher by day and secret guerrilla fighter by night; and her cousin, a maid and a spy.

Rich with insight, history, and philosophy, Zenzele is a powerful and compelling story that is both revolutionary and revelatory--the story of one life that poignantly speaks of all lives.

From the Inside Flap:

rdinary novel--written as a letter from a Zimbabwean mother to her daughter, a student at Harvard--Maraire transforms the lessons of life into a lyrical narrative about love, war, separation, and the very meaning of being a woman.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crown
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0517702428
• ISBN 13: 9780517702420
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 194