num_pages: 248
description: A time of turbulence and turmoil is illustrated through the coming of age of Benjamin Tichafa, a young man torn between two worlds, between two sets of beliefs, between old and new.
language: English
title: Harvest of Thorns
titlecomplete: Harvest of Thorns
genres: Novels, Fiction, Africa, Contemporary, African Literature, Zimbabwe
ratings_count: 288
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Commonwealth Writers' Prize
category: Best Book in Africa
publisher: Heinemann