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Publié par

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22 octobre 2019

Nombre de lectures

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9781779295385

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

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There are little strokes that fell great oaks and often unattended cracks in a diversity of our socio-economic and political institutions can ultimately lead to a total collapse of systems. Cracks and Other Short Stories is an anthology that offers readers an insight into some of the major cracks in our personalities and institutions as a subtle means of encouraging everyone to investigate them further and seek lasting solutions for the good of humanity. Cracks signal that things are out of sorts and need timeous repair, healing and mending before systems become dysfunctional and torturous to humanity. Thus, each story in this impeccable collection deals with specific metaphorical cracks which require problem solving for the betterment of society.

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Publié par

Africa Talent Publishers

Date de parution

22 octobre 2019

Nombre de lectures

EAN13

9781779295385

Langue

English

Poids de l'ouvrage

1 Mo

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CRACKS and Other Short Stories

Albert Munyoro

Africa Talent Publishers

15155

Runyararo West

Masvingo, Zimbabwe

Email: mmawere@atpublishers.co.zw

tmubaya@atpublishers.co.zw

Tel: +263 776 966 915/+263 772 973 019

Website: http://www.atpublishers.co.zw/

ISBN: 9781779295408

©Albert Munyoro, 2019

No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or be stored in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher.

About the Author

Albert Munyoroborn in 1968 in Gutu, was Gonye village, under Chief Munyaradzi. He attended Mutero CPS and Guzha for his primary education and Mutero and Dadaya High Schools for his O-Level and A-Level, respectively. As a student, he was twice a national winner in the NRB sponsored secondary school essay competitions. He co-authoredChanged Lives: Testimonies from Zimbabwe in 1995. In 2003 and 2006, he wrote short stories for Masvingo province’s two leading weekly newspapers:Masvingo StarandMirror. He wrote his second Christian book Rapture Knocksin 2018,Cracks and other short stories is his latest literary work. He taught at schools which include Chingele, Rafomoyo and Mutero High. Currently, he teaches English Language and A-Level Literature in English at Rufaro High School. He holds a C.E. (Secondary) and a BA with Education degree from Hillside Teachers College and Africa University, respectively. He is married and is a pastor-cum-teacher.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

About the Author………………………...iii

Dedication……………………….............vi

Acknowledgements……………………..vii

Introduction……………………………...ix

Cracks ……………………………………..1

The hands we passed through…………..10

The consequences………..……………...19

Before l die………..……………………...24

The Harbinger…………………………..28

Caught up in battle………………………34

The colonised mind………..…………....41

Labour pains….………………………....48

Emptiness….....…………………………55

Man on wheel chair……………………..61

The grey haired teenager…………...…...68

The wrestlers………………………….....75

First class witches………………………..81

The made chase………………………....86

Twice a mother…………………………..95

When a maid strikes……………………102

The country boy………………………...108

The unfair penalty……………………....115

Time bomb……………………………..122

Hwindi the tout…………………………130

DEDICATION

To all people who were or are candles in my life, especially the Tagutanazvo, Kufa, Mavedzenge families and my mother, Esther Masiya, who bore burdens that some men cannot bear.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am deeply indebted to a number of people and institutions for their varying contributions towards the production of this anthology.

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Mr Zengeya, now late, who when I was in Grade 5 at Mutero CPS and read my English Creative work to the class and told me how wonderfully well I had written it, sowing the first seeds of my love for writing. Phillip Mavedzenge, my uncle, for encouragement in writing and the editors ofMasvingo Star andMirror Newspaperswatered the creative who seed in me by publishing my stories. My colleagues at Mutero High School between the years 1998-2005 who relished reading my short stories and encouraged me to have them published for public consumption. These include Mr Kandororo, Mr Mmethie and Miss O. Zidenga. My Africa University lecturer, Mr John Crowe, for doubting my story on “Cracks” was original until he realised

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there was a rare inherent creative talent in me. Africa Talent Publishers for believing my work was worth reading and hence, published it for public consumption. Thank you for offering me this rare opportunity. My wife, Loveness Munyoro and my children for moral support. Virginia Ndlovu for typing meticulously.

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INTRODUCTION

CRACKS and OTHER SHORT STORIES is a collection of short stories, the majority which appeared inMasvingo StarNewspaperand a few inMirrorNewspaperin 2003 and 2006. They have, however, metamorphosed and appear in this anthology with slight changes in titles and even content after continuous working and reworking.

All the stories herein contained rest on the premise that most, if not all of our social, religious, political and cultural systems are characterised by metaphorical cracks that threaten their functions and existence and hence, endanger humanity in the process. In this regard, these widening cracks take on marital, religious, educational, cultural and political dimensions. To that end, the current production is reminiscent of Chinua Achebe’sNo Longer At EaseandThings Fall Apart as everything appears to be in a state of disequilibrium.

This anthology is unique in a number of ways. First, while the author has exercised his creative prowess and imagination, a number of events alluded to are historical truths. To

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