Dambudzo Marechera (4 Chikumi 1952 – 18 Nyamavhuvhu 1987) aive muZimbabwe munyori wenganonyorwa, munyori wenyaya pfupi, munyori wemitambo uye nyanduri. Basa rake pfupi rakaburitsa bhuku renyaya, zvinyorwa zviviri (rimwe rakaburitswa mushure mekufa kwake), bhuku remitambo, nhoroondo, nhetembo, uye muunganidzwa wenhetembo (zvakatsikiswa mushure mekufa kwake). Aizivikanwa zvikuru nekunyora kwake kwakanyanyisa, kutsanangura zvakadzama uye kuzviziva, izvo zvaionekwa semuganhu mutsva mumabhuku evanhu vatema, uye maitiro ake asina kujairika kumayunivhesiti kwaakadzingwa zvisinei nekugona muzvidzidzo zvake. Marechera, zita rake rechitendero rainzi Charles William, akaberekerwa muVengere Township, kwaRusape, munyika yeRhodesia, naIsaac Marechera, mushandi wemochari, uye Masvotwa Venenzia Marechera, musikana webasa. Aive mwana wevabereki vechiShona vaibva kumabvazuva-pakati peRhodesia . Mubhuku rake ra1978, The House of Hunger, uye mukubvunzurudzwa, Marechera anogara achinyepa kuti baba vake vakamhanyiswa ne”chitima chezana ramakore rechi20” kana kuti “vakadzoka kumba nebanga rakabairira kumusana” kana kuti “vakawanikwa muchitima. mumochari yechipatara mutumbi wake wakazara mabara". Nhoroondo dzisina kururama dzakadai dzinogona kunge dziri chikamu chemaitiro aMarechera ekudzokorora kunyange "chokwadi" chehupenyu hwake.