Harare North

by Brian Chikwava

Book Overview

When he lands in Harare North, our unnamed protagonist carries nothing but a cardboard suitcase full of memories and a longing to be reunited with his childhood friend, Shingi.

He ends up in Shingi's Brixton squat where the inhabitants function at various levels of desperation. Shingi struggles to find meaningful work and to meet the demands of his family back home; Tsitsi makes a living renting her baby out to women defrauding the Social...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0099526751
• ISBN13: 9780099526759
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"