The Hairdresser of Harare
by:
Tendai Huchu (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780821421635 (0821421638)
Publish date: 2015-08-15
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English
In a country where homosexuals are condemned by their president as being “lower than pigs and dogs”, where one could be prosecuted and imprisoned for committing “homosexual acts”, comes a story of a young man forced to lead a shadow of a life to avoid the harsh consequences of living openly.Vimbai, ...
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Every now and again I read a book that makes me stop and appreciate all that I have. One such book was THE HAIRDRESSER OF HARARE by Tendai Huchu. This isn't nonfiction and isn't filled with dark themes in general. It tells the story of two hairdressers in Harare, Zimbabwe and societal prejudices. On...
Actual rating: 3.5Full review: http://onabookbender.com/2011/06/24/review-the-hairdresser-of-harare-by-tendai-huchu/This was a surprisingly quick book to read. Despite the heavy — and controversial — issues that The Hairdresser of Harare raises, it won’t be a book where the prose weighs you down; T...
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