Nehanda by Yvonne Vera

Nehanda by Yvonne Vera

In a Zimbabwe village, in the late nineteenth century, amidst disturbing reports of strangers on their land, people gather to perform ceremonies to wecome a new-born. They call her Nehanda, and she had come bearing signs of specialness. When Nehanda grows into a young woman the nature of her gift finaly becomes evident. She has been chosen by the ancestral spirits to inspire a war against the invaders, who have attined a strangehold on the land. And so the course of events unfolds, leading to its inevitable conclusion.

Told in beautifully lucid and evocative prose, this is the story of a people's first meeting with colonialism.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13
Title	Nehanda
Author	Yvonne Vera
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type
Publisher
Year published
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.