Chenjerai Hove
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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 recent 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.
[edit] 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
- Shadows, a novel, 1991
- Shebeen Tales, journalistic essays, 1989
- Rainbows in the Dust, poetry, 1997
- Guardians of the Soil, cultural reflections by Zimbabwe's elders, 1997
- Ancestors, novel, 1997
- Desperately Seeking Europe (co-author), essays on European identity, 2003
- Palaver Finish, essays on politics and life in Zimbabwe, 2003
- Blind Moon poetry, 2004
- The Keys of Ramb, children's story 2004
[edit] Honours and awards
- 1983 Special Commendations for the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, for Up in Arms
- 1984 Inaugural President, Zimbabwe Writers Union
- 1988 Winner, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Bones
- 1989 Winner, Noma Award for Publishing In Africa, for Bones
- 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
