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Avenues by Train Farai Mudsingwa Loot.co.za (R393) Cassava Republic READING Zimbabwean writer Farai Mudzingwa’s Avenues by Train, one cannot help but think of those moments when we find ourselves suspended between stations, neither here nor there, watching the passing scenes through the windows of a carriage that may or may not reach its destination. This coming-of-age novel captures the peculiar stagnation of contemporary Zimbabwe, where the promises of independence have given way to a landscape of never-ending transitions. Jedza, the protagonist, is convinced that his life is haunted. First, by the guilt of being accidentally responsible for the death of a childhood friend who was run over by a train. Second, by the disappearance of his sister in Harare. The novel operates at two levels as it traces Jedza’s search…

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Star South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-07

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