Chenjerai Hove

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Chenjerai Hove (born in 1952) was a Zimbabwean poet, novelist, and essayist who wrote in both English and Shona.

"Modernist in their formal architecture, but also making extensive use of oral traditions, Hove's books give an indepth look at the rural population's psychological and socioeconomic costs of the civil war in Zimbabwe, particularly the war of liberation." He died on July 12, 2015 while living in exile in Norway, and liver disease was to blame for his death.

Life

Chenjerai Hove, the son of a local chief, was born in Mazvihwa, near Zvishavane, when Rhodesia was then Rhodesia. In the Hwange district of Zimbabwe, he attended Kutama College and Marist Brothers Dete. He began teaching in Gweru and then completed degrees at the University of South Africa and the University of Zimbabwe. He also worked as a journalist and contributed to the publication And Now the Poets Speak. He appeared in The Zimbabwean, an opposition newspaper founded in 2005.

Hove, a critic of the Mugabe government's policies, was living in exile at the time of his death in Stavanger, Norway, as part of the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN). He served at Lewis and Clark College and Brown University before this; he was also a poet-in-residence in Miami; before that, he served as a poet-in-residence. Chenjerai Hove's work was translated into many languages (including Japanese, German, and Dutch). He has received numerous accolades throughout his career, including the 1989 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.

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Honours and awards

• 1983 Special Commendations for the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, for Up in Arms
• 1984 Inaugural President, Zimbabwe Writers Union
• 1988 Winner, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Bones
• 1989 Winner, Noma Award for Publishing In Africa, for Bones
• 1990 Founding Board Member, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights)
• 1991–94 Writer-in-Residence, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
• 1994 Visiting Professor, Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, USA
• 1995 Guest Writer, Yorkshire and Humberside Arts and Leeds University, UK
• 1996 Guest Writer, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany
• 1998 Second Prize, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Ancestors
• 2001 German Africa Prize for literary contribution to freedom of expression
• 2007-08 International Writers Project Fellow, Brown University