Shimmer Chinodya is a prolific short story writer, poet, and novelist born in 1957 in Gweru, Zimbabwe.Chinodya won the 1990 Commonwealth Writers Regional Prize and has been studied in high schools and universities worldwide. Following his success with Harvest of Thorns, Chinodya received numerous fellowships and was made Distinguished Dana Professor in Creative Writing and African Literature at the University of St Lawrence until 1997.Chinodya currently works as a full-time writer.

PRAISE FOR SHIMMER CHINODYA:'Remarkable.' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie'A brutal, honest account of the freedom fighter's struggle for independence in Zimbabwe.' Guardian'A humane and penetrating look at a brutal government and a bloody revolution.'

Shimmer Chinodya is a prolific short story writer, poet, and novelist born in 1957 in Gweru, Zimbabwe.Chinodya won the 1990 Commonwealth Writers Regional Prize and has been studied in high schools and universities worldwide. Following his success with Harvest of Thorns, Chinodya received numerous fellowships and was made Distinguished Dana Professor in Creative Writing and African Literature at the University of St Lawrence until 1997.Chinodya currently works as a full-time writer.

PRAISE FOR SHIMMER CHINODYA:'Remarkable.' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie'A brutal, honest account of the freedom fighter's struggle for independence in Zimbabwe.' Guardian'A humane and penetrating look at a brutal government and a bloody revolution.'

Shimmer Chinodya is a prolific short story writer, poet, and novelist born in 1957 in Gweru, Zimbabwe.Chinodya won the 1990 Commonwealth Writers Regional Prize and has been studied in high schools and universities worldwide. Following his success with Harvest of Thorns, Chinodya received numerous fellowships and was made Distinguished Dana Professor in Creative Writing and African Literature at the University of St Lawrence until 1997.Chinodya currently works as a full-time writer.

PRAISE FOR SHIMMER CHINODYA:'Remarkable.' Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie'A brutal, honest account of the freedom fighter's struggle for independence in Zimbabwe.' Guardian'A humane and penetrating look at a brutal government and a bloody revolution.'