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In a Zimbabwe village, in the late nineteenth century, amidst disturbing reports of strangers on their land, people gather to perform ceremonies to wecome a new-born. They call her Nehanda, and she had come bearing signs of specialness. When Nehanda grows into a young woman the nature of her gift finaly becomes evident. She has been chosen by the ancestral spirits to inspire a war against the invaders, who have attined a strangehold on the land. And so the course of events unfolds, leading to its inevitable conclusion.
Told in beautifully lucid and evocative prose, this is the story of a people's first meeting with colonialism.
"... crisp and touching ... restrained and well-focused, Nehanda is a careful presentation of the powers of leadership and continuity which come to the fore in threatening times."
- Spehen Gray, The Weekly Mail & Guardian (South Africa)
"A stunning, beautiful and poetric novel." - The Herald (Zimbabwe)
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Tim Sauro
reviewed Nehanda on February 28, 2011 Nehanda
Yvonne Vera is a most astounding and beautiful author. More should read her work. She had a true grasp of what it meant to be African and a woman in a world rife with colonialism and violence. Where we so often look to Achebe to teach us about Africa, we should equally look to Vera. She has a lot to teach through her stories.
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