Zenzele: A Letter for My Daughter (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385318228)

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.

Author: J. Nozipo Maraire
ISBN-10: 0385318227
ISBN-13: 9780385318228
Publisher: Bantam Dell
Language: English
Published: 04/07/1997
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 6.99h x 5.02w x 0.48d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 05/11/1997 pg. 32
Publishers Weekly 04/14/1997