Painting a Mirage

Painting a Mirage

Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure

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Editorial:
Carnelian Heart Publishing Ltd
Año de edición:
2020
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781838048044
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The MireThe Mire is a series of fiction novels set between post-colonial Zimbabwe and the UK, exploring an intergenerational legacy of trauma, narrated in first person through the eyes of Ruva, a 1st generation immigrant living in the UK. In this series, Vazhure relentlessly explores the complexities of culture, religion and society within a dysfunctional family set up. Painting a mirage Painting a Mirage is a story about the coming of age of UK-born Ruva, who is raised in a privileged dysfunctional Zimbabwean family and returns to live in the UK at the age of 18. Ruva yearns to escape her toxic childhood, but relocation to the UK invokes a bitter confrontation with her illusionary upbringing; and she realises that she does not need to continue conforming to the dictates of her past. As Ruva navigates life in the UK as a first-generation immigrant, she begins to understand what it means to be a black minority living in a meritocracy. During her journey of learning to live independently, Ruva stumbles into marriage. Will the grass that seemed greener live up to her expectations?Other books by Samantha Rumbidzai VazhureZvadzugwa Musango- a collection of Shona poetryUprooted - a collection of poems; Zvadzugwa Musangotranslated to English Starfish Blossoms - a collection of poems (2023 NAMA award-winner in the outstanding poetry category)

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