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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.
Chenjerai Hove has published numerous novels, poetry anthologies and collections of essays andreflections. 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
Honours and Awards more less
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
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Total Books: 15