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Laughing now / edited by Ir...
Weaver Press's previous collections of short stories, Writing Now and Writing Still, were highly praised for the quality of their prose and the imagination of their writers. They confirmed, for one reviewer, 'the paradoxical truth that troubled societies somehow produce some of the most interesting writing available. Laughing Now goes further, and demonstrates the enduring capacity of Zimbabweans to find humour in even the most difficult of circumstances. The stories embrace funerals, dancing competitions, family tensions, rampant inflation and endless queues for scarce goods. They take a wry look at pompous politicians, foreign filmmakers and the aspirations of the so-called 'new' farmers. Those by Gappah, Chingono and Eppel won the first three prizes in the recent Mukuru.com short story competition. Zimbabwean fiction in English has become world-renowned in recent decades, but its concerns - war, trauma and the trials of independence - have chronicled the pain of those periods. Laughing Now suggests that we are finding new ways to reflect our reality; that however many zeros we add to the rate of inflation, and however hungry we may become, humour is as good a responce as any
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monografia Rebiun39361174 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun39361174 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 120305s2007 rh o 000 jdeng d 646849374 1059001468 9781779221292 electronic bk.) 1779221290 electronic bk.) 9781779221803 electronic bk.) 1779221800 electronic bk.) 9781779220684 1779220685 AU@ 000051377360 AU@ 000062437364 53820318-93AA-4B87-81CB-9D5613D2DB40 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com N$T eng pn N$T E7B OCLCQ OCLCA P@U OCLCO DEBSZ YDXCP OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCF OCLCO OCLCQ TEFOD OCLCQ VTS AGLDB STF REC OCLCQ LOA WYU M8D OCLCQ OCLCO VLB OCLCQ OCLCO INARC OCLCL OCLCQ YDX OCLCQ f-rh--- FIC 016000 bisacsh 823/.010896891 22 Laughing now edited by Irene Staunton Other title information from cover New stories from Zimbabwe Harare Weaver Press 2007 Harare Harare Weaver Press 1 online resource (x i, 110 pages) 1 online resource (x i, 110 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Sequel to Writing still and Writing now, both edited by Irene Staunton A grave matter Diana Charsley. -- Minister without portfolio Julius Chingono. -- The chances and challenges of Chiadzwa Edward Chinhanhu. -- Last laugh Shimmer Chinodya. -- A land of starving millionaires Erasmus R. Chinyani. -- Ashes John Eppel. -- Cocktail hour under the tree of forgetfulness Alexandra Fuller. -- The Mupandawana dancing champion Petina Gappah. -- Reckless Albert Gumbo. -- Specialisation Lawrence Hoba. -- Mpofu's sleep Brian Jones. -- African laughter Rory Kilalea. -- A dirty game Daniel Mandishona. -- Christmas Bryony Rheam Weaver Press's previous collections of short stories, Writing Now and Writing Still, were highly praised for the quality of their prose and the imagination of their writers. They confirmed, for one reviewer, 'the paradoxical truth that troubled societies somehow produce some of the most interesting writing available. Laughing Now goes further, and demonstrates the enduring capacity of Zimbabweans to find humour in even the most difficult of circumstances. The stories embrace funerals, dancing competitions, family tensions, rampant inflation and endless queues for scarce goods. They take a wry look at pompous politicians, foreign filmmakers and the aspirations of the so-called 'new' farmers. Those by Gappah, Chingono and Eppel won the first three prizes in the recent Mukuru.com short story competition. Zimbabwean fiction in English has become world-renowned in recent decades, but its concerns - war, trauma and the trials of independence - have chronicled the pain of those periods. Laughing Now suggests that we are finding new ways to reflect our reality; that however many zeros we add to the rate of inflation, and however hungry we may become, humour is as good a responce as any Short stories, Zimbabwean (English) FICTION- Humorous. Short stories, Zimbabwean (English) Zimbabwe- Fiction Zimbabwe- Humor Zimbabwe- Romans, nouvelles, etc Zimbabwe- Humour Zimbabwe. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJth4YHpQrQxydQ3CyvPwC Humorous stories Fiction. Humor. Humorous fiction. Staunton, Irene Print version Laughing now. Harare : Weaver Press, 2007 9781779220684 (DLC) 2008315128 (OCoLC)221667362