Songs to an African Sunset

Download or read book Songs to an African Sunset written by Sekai Nzenza-Shand and published by Lonely Planet. This book was released on 1997 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Songs to an African Sunset is the story of a Zimbabwean woman returning to her country after many years of living in the West. Sekai Nzenza-Shand captures the texture of life in an African village: mourning rituals, village courts, polygamy, traditional beliefs about fertility, ancestral spirits and witchcraft. Her book also offers a moving account of the impact of AIDS on her family, as well as looking at drought, deforestation and the breakdown of traditional structures. An unforgettable picture of contemporary Zimbabwe seen from the perspective of an African women.