Cry My Beloved Zimbabwe
Description:... As always K. Nyamayaro Mufuka is a courageous writer. In this book he asks the question, do the kleptomaniac rulers of post independent Zimbabwe have a conscience? Mufuka's merciless pen spares no one. He does not spare even his own family. Here is Zimbabwe's renowned author at his best. This is a damaging satire on the politics of greed in Zimbabwe, under the new postcolonial government of Mukuru Mukuru. In 1980 when Zimbabwe achieved its independence, it was regarded as a jewel in Africa. Twenty-years later, a vicious one-party dictatorship under the leadership of Mukuru Mukuru almost destroyed this dream. In this collection of short stories, the author takes the subject of conscience as his theme. His main character, Dr. Bogozo is an extremely gifted man. Bogozo, a founding father of the Revolutionary Party is forced to watch as his dream of a prosperous and free Zimbabwe self-aborts and turns into a nightmare. His conscience troubles him, as he is torn between his political party, loyalty, and his beloved country. K. Nyamayaro Mufuka is a gifted storyteller. His characters come alive, while the readers experience flashes of pain and sorrow. A Zimbabwean reviewer once said: "this is not fiction. We can figure out the people whom he is talking about." Therefore, readers are left with the feeling that the events narrated in these pages are not fictional...
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