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Chenjerai Hove

1956 - 2015

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Chenjerai Hove (9 February 1956 – 12 July 2015), was a Zimbabwean poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both English and Shona. "Modernist in their formal construction, but making extensive use of oral conventions, Hove's novels offer an intense examination of the psychic and social costs - to the rural population, especially, of the war of liberation in Zimbabwe." He died on 12 July 2015 while living in exile in Norway, with his death attributed to liver failure. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chenjerai Hove is the 6,861st most popular writer (up from 7,017th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (up from 31st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Zimbabwean Writer.

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Among writers, Chenjerai Hove ranks 6,861 out of 7,302. Before him are Alexis Jenni, Vicenç Pagès, Mark Z. Danielewski, Julia Franck, David Hare, and Edwin Morgan. After him are William Gilmore Simms, James T. Farrell, Rahat Indori, Nic Pizzolatto, Kaori Ekuni, and Robert C. Cooper.

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Among people born in 1956, Chenjerai Hove ranks 705. Before him are Fred Melamed, Patricia Kalember, Ketil Stokkan, Debbi Morgan, Jorge Olaechea, and Gita Ramjee. After him are Nikolay Sidorov, Takekazu Suzuki, Terry Date, Dan Stanca, Kōji Gushiken, and Amma Darko. Among people deceased in 2015, Chenjerai Hove ranks 535. Before him are Pedro Zerolo, Dickie Moore, Steve Gohouri, Fernando de Araújo, Taylor Negron, and Sandy Berger. After him are Perro Aguayo Jr., Richard Corliss, Vadym Tyshchenko, Irwin Keyes, John Moshoeu, and Dean Potter.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Chenjerai Hove ranks 30 out of 45. Before him are Sibusiso Moyo (1960), Susan Huggett (1954), Dorothy Masuka (1935), Cara Black (1979), Maureen George (1955), and Alex Callinicos (1950). After him are Byron Black (1969), Yvonne Vera (1964), Ann Grant (1955), Wayne Black (1973), Clare Carey (1967), and Rick Cosnett (1983).

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Among WRITERS In Zimbabwe

Among writers born in Zimbabwe, Chenjerai Hove ranks 4. Before him are Alexander McCall Smith (1948), Paula Hawkins (1972), and Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959). After him are Yvonne Vera (1964), NoViolet Bulawayo (1981), and Debora Patta (1964).

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