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portada Those Biscuit Years!
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Language
English
Pages
320
Format
Paperback
ISBN13
9781918606454

Those Biscuit Years!

Francis Matambirofa (Author) · Carnelian Heart Publishing Ltd · Paperback

Those Biscuit Years! - Francis Matambirofa

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Synopsis "Those Biscuit Years!"

Set against the backdrop of post-independence Zimbabwe, Those Biscuit Years! is an intricately layered memoir of adolescence, memory, friendship, love, faith and survival during the turbulent yet hopeful early 1980s.Through vivid storytelling and deeply reflective prose, Francis Matambirofa recreates the unforgettable world of Hama High School: a Catholic mission boarding school populated by ex-refugees, war-scarred youths, idealistic teachers, spirited students and dreamers trying to find their place in a newly independent nation. Within its classrooms, dormitories and dusty pathways unfold stories of adolescent romances, schoolboy humour, soul-searching, political awakening and the emotional intensity of growing up. At once humorous, nostalgic and profoundly moving, the memoir captures the rich texture of rural Zimbabwean life with rare authenticity: the songs, the food, the language, the ceremonies, the fears and the aspirations of a generation emerging from the shadows of the liberation struggle.From the innocence of first love and the pain of parting, to the pressures of education, religion and social expectation, Those Biscuit Years! is not only a personal recollection, but a portrait of a country in transition and of young lives suspended between tradition and modernity, discipline and rebellion, hope and uncertainty.Written with warmth, honesty and emotional depth, this memoir preserves a disappearing world while speaking to universal experiences of youth, memory and longing. A deeply Zimbabwean story, and a deeply human one.

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