Chenjerai Hove

Chenjerai Hove (born February 9, 1956), is a Zimbabwean poet, novelist and essayist. He was educated at the University of South Africa and the University of Zimbabwe, and has worked as an educator and journalist. A critic of the policies of the Mugabe government, he currently lives in exile as the International Writers Project fellow in residence at Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies.^[1]

Publications

Chenjerai Hove has published numerous novels, poetry anthologies and collections of essays and reflections. His publications include:

• And Now the Poets Speak (co-editor), poetry, 1981
• Up In Arms, poetry, 1982
• Red Hills of Home, poetry, 1984
• Bones, novel, 1988. ISBN 0435905767. 
• Shadows, a novel, 1991. ISBN 0435905910. 
• Shebeen Tales, journalistic essays, 1989
• Rainbows in the Dust, poetry, 1997
• Guardians of the Soil, cultural reflections by Zimbabwe's elders, 1997. ISBN 0908311885. 
• Ancestors, novel, 1997. ISBN 0330344900. 
• Desperately Seeking Europe (co-author), essays on European identity, 2003
• Palaver Finish, essays on politics and life in Zimbabwe, 2003
• Blind Moon poetry, 2004. ISBN 1779220197. 
• The Keys of Ramb, children's story 2004

Honours and awards

• 1983 Special Commendations for the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, for Up in Arms^[2]
• 1984 Inaugural President, Zimbabwe Writers Union
• 1988 Winner, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Bones
• 1989 Winner, Noma Award for Publishing In Africa, for Bones^[3]
• 1990 Founding Board Member, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights)
• 1991 -4 Writer-in-Residence, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
• 1994 Visiting Professor, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, USA
• 1995 Guest Writer, Yorkshire and Humberside Arts and Leeds University, UK
• 1996 Guest Writer, Heinrich Boll Foundation, Germany
• 1998 Second Prize, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Ancestors
• 2001 German-Africa Prize for literary contribution to freedom of expression
• 2007-2008 International Writers Project Fellow, Brown University

Sources

1. ^ International Writers Project Fellows
2. ^ Noma Award for Publishing in Africa winners' list
3. ^ Noma Award for Publishing in Africa winners' list

Other Resources

His biography at brown.edu.

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