Nehanda
In the late nineteenth century white settlers and administrators arrive to occupy the African country of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia). Nehanda, a village girl, is recognized through omens and portents as a saviour. The resulting uprising by the Africans is brutally crushed but looks forward to the war of independence that succeeded a century later. Told in lucid, poetic prose, this is a gripping story about the first meeting of a people with their colonizer.
Yvonne Vera was a Zimbabwean novelist and short story writer who lived periodically in Toronto.
Other publications from this author include:
- The Stone Virgins: A Novel (2002)
- Butterfly Burning: A Novel (1998)
- Under the Tongue (1996)
- Without a Name (1993)