Scrapiron blues
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Dambudzo Marechera
Dambudzo Marechera (Charles William Dambudzo Marechera, b. in Rusape, Rhodesia, June 4, 1952, d. in Harare, August 18, 1987) was a Zimbabwean novelist and poet.
Marechera was born in Vhengere Township, Rusape, Zimbabwe (then known as Rhodesia) to Isaac Marechera, a mortuary attendant, and Masvotwa...
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