BOOKS

 

“I am not calling Masimba a Hemingway of Rasta writters yet, but like Hemingway does in “the Sun also Rises” he has ability to write about the irony of life and put it in your face to cry and laugh at“- Lance Green Naphtali, Rastainoz.com, Australia

“I look forward to reading more books from this very talented Rastafari bredren. " - Sista Marydread, Rastaites.com, United Kingdom

 

All the books listed here are available through on-line bookstores around the world.  For  the Rastafarian-themed titles, Masimba recommends

 

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THE MAN WHO TURNED INTO A RASTAFARIAN

Lion Press Ltd  (January 2009), 200 pages, ISBN 978-0-9558082-6-5, 22.9 x 14.7 x 1.5 cm

A glimpse in to the lives of Zimbabwe's Rastafarians, a poignant reality told in these bold works of fiction.
When the tables are turned, a man finds himself capable of acting out only his most deep-seated prejudices and finds out how destructive they are if they accurately depicted the people he ascribes them to. A young woman, caught up in the prevalent situation, adroitly contrives with the system to establish her belief as a point of International Law.
These and other themes make up The Man who turned into a Rastafarian, a milestone in Zimbabwean literature. Bold, exploratory, revealing, celebrating, sometimes  humorous, sometimes fatalistic and sometimes defiant.

The Man who Turned  into a Rastafarian' is an extremely interesting book, the kind of book you wish had not finished when you turn the back cover. I recommend it highly to all who love good stories, and especially to Rastafarians."- Barbara Blake-Hannah, author, Joseph: a Reggae-Rasta Fable & Rastafari: a New Creation, Jamaica.

Please Note: As of 7 January 2009, this edition under this imprint and bearing this ISBN, is the sole legal edition. If you have purchased,sold, printed or caused to be sold or printed any other edition after this date, you have infringed on the author's copyright.

URIAH'S VENGEANCE

From the Case Files of the Dread Eye Detective Agency…

Chenai "Ce-Ce" Chisango and her brother, Farai, are assigned by the wife of a wealthy businessman to protect him from a possible attempt on his life by an extortionist. Despite their efforts, he is brutally murdered in one of his homes and they have to find his killer. Clues point to a quest for revenge for a terrible wrong dating back to Zimbabwe's war for Independence. However, as the brother and sister duo uncover the past, shocking discoveries suggest a motive much closer to the ethos of contemporary society; sheer avarice. ISBN-13: 978-0955808258 , 192pp. Published by Lion Press Ltd and available through online bookstores and selected retailers worldwide. For more details : www.dreadeyedetectives.com

SHAVI RECHIKADZI

A bone-chiller and trendsetter for literature in ChiShona from Zimbabwe's emerging master storyteller, packed with topical issues and the lore and superstition that, Musodza postulates, echoes that of the ancient cultures of Mesopotamia.

One by one, five dissolute youths from wealthy families, members of the notorious Flava Krew, are found dead, horribly mauled by a mysterious creature. As their parents, a pastor, a lawyer and a village drunk also fall prey to this beast, it is clear that the attacks are not randomly executed. The victims have one thing in common; they were all party to a conspiracy to prevent the youths for being prosecuted for gang-raping an orphaned domestic-servant, thwarting the efforts of a justice system that had recently risen on its hind legs and declared war on the apparent increase in sexual violence against women.

Her psyche wounded, with no one else to turn to, the girl was easy pickings for the occult forces that are always looking for a way in to the lives of mortal men, a chance to unleash terrible powers and take them to their doom….

MUDYI WENHAKA YANGU ("MY HEIR")

Kupomerana uroyi, kuparara kwemisha nepamusana pechizvino, kurera mwana wausina rudzi naye. Musodza anoruka dingindira dzakawanda seshinda murungano urwu kuti rwutivaraidze pamwe nekucherechedza shanduko inogona kuitika muupenyu hwanasi muZimbabwe.

Tonde anowanikwa nechirwere chisingarapiki chegomarara. Anogashira hake urwere uwhu, asi shungu dzake ndedze kuwana waangasiire pfuma yake. Anosarudza muzukuru wake, Tevin, mwanakomana wehanzvadzi yake, Patience, kuti ave nevanji vake.

Asi, panozobuda zvakange zvakavanzika mumba mehanzvadzi yake iyi, Tonde anodzoka ofunga kaviri.

The irrational fear of witchcraft, the breakdown of the family, societal taboos regarding adopted children and those related in the distaff line. These are some of the themes woven in to this compelling work from Zimbabwe's rising literary giant.

Unlucky-in-love and terminally-ill Tonde names his nephew Tevin, his sister's only son, as the heir to the considerable business empire he has built, challenging Zimbabwe's predominantly patrilineal tradition. However, a shocking secret about his favourite nephew comes out and Tonde has to reconsider his decision.

MHUKA HURU

Zviri kunzi muna Hacha mune njuzu. Hapana achada kusvika pedyo nerwizi urwu. Saka, hapana angazive nezveshura rave kuitika kune zvisikwa zvemunharaunda. Hapana angaone ninji remhuka, miti netupuka zviri kukura zvisina muero.

Once again, Musodza weaves topical issues such as the environment and sustainable development, the spectre of global famine, the role of global food cartels and their GM crops and the mythology of the Zimbabwean people into a fast pace horror/thriller.

Villagers living around the River Hacha begin to shun it as word spreads that a mermaid now occupies one of its deep pools. So, there is no one to witness the abnormal growth of the flora and fauna in the vicinity. No one to note that even the animals are scared to go near the river, scared of the dark hulks lurking beneath the surface of the pool…..