Full of political intrigue and corruption, Smouldering Charcoal illustrates the devastating injustice inflicted on society by the ruling classes in postcolonial Malawi. Two couples - one poor and working class, the other college-educated and social risers - both live under the brutal regime of The Leader. Inside his nation, secret informants are everywhere and any form of protest will get you killed. Following their very different perspectives, both discover that violence and oppression has invaded every level of society. ...
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Full of political intrigue and corruption, Smouldering Charcoal illustrates the devastating injustice inflicted on society by the ruling classes in postcolonial Malawi. Two couples - one poor and working class, the other college-educated and social risers - both live under the brutal regime of The Leader. Inside his nation, secret informants are everywhere and any form of protest will get you killed. Following their very different perspectives, both discover that violence and oppression has invaded every level of society. It soon becomes apparent that even after overthrowing an empire, one evil can simply be replaced by another... 'Compassionate and real, the book praises the tenacity of the human spirit without glamorizing it.' New Internationalist
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No Jacket. Oxford. 1992. Heinemann. 1st African Writers Series Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. Paperback Original. 043590583x. African Writers Series. 183 pages. paperback. Cover illustration by Keith Pointing & Celeste Henney. keywords: Africa Zimbabwe Literature World Literature. DESCRIPTION-This powerful first novel chronicles the lives of two families: the first, poor, working-class and ill-educated, is compared to a young politically aware college student and her journalist fiance. The exhilaration of newly independent nations and the agonies of failed dreams form the background to this powerful African novel. Zeleza chronicles the story of two families from different social classes, drawn together by a strike which proves to have a profound effect on their relationships, identities and politics. This is a compelling story which lays bare the corruption and tyranny which bedevil many African countries, yet celebrates the forces of renewal that are germinating in the teeming urban slums and rural hinterlands. inventory #17953.
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