Nehanda

Synopsis

In The Late Nineteenth Century White Settlers And Administrators Arrive To Occupy The African Country Of Zimbabwe (rhodesia). Nehanda, A Village Girl, Is Recognized Through Omens And Portents As A Saviour. The Resulting Uprising By The Africans Is Brutally Crushed But Looks Forward To The War Of Independence That Succeeded A Century Later. Told In Lucid, Poetic Prose, This Is A Gripping Story About The First Meeting Of A People With Their Colonizer.-- Yvonne Vera ; Introduction By M.g. Vassanji.