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New Novel - The Hairdresser of Harare

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"Like very good dark chocolate this is a delicious novel, with a bitter-sweet flavour."

Weaver Press has just released a new novel from Tendai Huchu titled The Hairdresser of Harare. The novel tells the story of Vimbai, a hairdresser, the best in Mrs Khumalo's salon, and she knows she is the queen on whom her workmates depend. Her situation is reversed when the good-looking, smooth-talking Dumisani joins them. However, his charm and desire to please slowly erode Vimbai's rancour and when he needs somewhere to live, Vimbai becomes his landlady. Read more

 

Uncertainty of Hope Nominated for Aidoo-Snyder Prize

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Weaver Press is delighted to announce that The Uncertainty of Hope by Valerie Tagwira, has been nominated for The Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize.
The two other nominations are: Not Without Flowers by Amma Darko and The House of Falling Women by Rosemary Ekosso.

The Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize is awarded annually by the Women’s Caucus of the African Studies Association (ASA) for an outstanding book published by a woman that prioritizes African women’s experiences. Named in honor of Ama Ata Aidoo, the celebrated Ghanaian novelist and short-story writer, and Margaret Snyder, the founding Director of UNIFEM, this award – consisting of a $500 cash prize – will be given during the 2010 ASA annual meetings in San Francisco at the Women’s Caucus Annual Lecture and Luncheon. Every fifth year the prize is given for a creative work, this year the Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize will be awarded for a novel.

 

Weaver Press Titles

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In Harare, Weaver Press titles are available at the:

  • The National Gallery of Harare
  • The Alliance Francaise
  • Gallery Delta

As well, of course, from WEAVER PRESS.

 

Gappah and Chikwava Make Orwell Prize List

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Two fiction debuts have made the "well-cooked" 18-strong list for the Orwell Prize for political writing, after last year's lists featured none- and both of them are from Zimbabwe.

Brian Chikwava's novel Harare North (Jonathan Cape) and Petina Gappah's Guardian First Book Prize-winning collection Elegy for Easterly (Faber) both made the list which was released recently.

The shortlist will be announced on 15th April, with the winners crowned on 19th May.

 

Chipo Chung and Lucian Msamati to Perform Petina Gappah Stories

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Two of Zimbabwe's finest thespians, Lucian Msamati and Chipo Chung, are set to perform three of the stories from Petina Gappah's An Elegy for Easterly. Writing on her blog recently, Petina expressed excitement at the development. "I am really excited about this," she wrote, |in fact, I cannot stop grinning. The stories will be broadcast on the BBC's Radio 4. Lucian is a brilliant actor who was first bitten by the bug as a schoolboy. He went on to do a number of productions with the comedy troupe Over The Edge and has done a lot of theatre both in Zim and in the UK .

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Weaver Press Titles in NAMA Short List

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Weaver Press is proud to announce that in the ‘Literary Arts’  section of the 2010 NAMA Awards:

  • Absent: the English Teacher by John Eppel has been shortlisted in the category

‘Outstanding Fiction Book’

  • An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah (distributed by Weaver Press)
  • Harare North by Brian Chikwava (distributed by Weaver Press)
  • The Trek and the Other Stories by Lawrence Hoba (published by Weaver Press)

Have been shortlisted in the category

Outstanding First Creative Published Work’

The winners will be announced at a Ceremony on 20th February.

The National Arts Merit Awards  (NAMA) are sponsored by the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe.

 
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