Chenjerai Hove

**Chenjerai Hove** (Ɔgyefoɔ da ɛtɔ so nkron afe apem aha nkron aduonum nsia **(Ɔgyefoɔ 9,1956)** kosi  Kitawonsa da ɛtɔ so du mmienu afe mpem mmienu ne du nnum **(Kitawonsa 12, 2015)**, yɛ Zimbabweni anwensɛm twerɛfoɔ, ayɛsɛm twerɛfoɔ ne  sɛntwerɛfoɔ a ɔde Brɔfo Kasa ne Shona Kasa na edi dwuma. Hove ayɛsɛm ahodoɔ a ɔtwerɛeɛ no, aboa nnɛɛmafoɔ berɛ a wɔretwerɛ nsɛm pɔ titriw bi ho asɛm nanso wɔde nsɛm a yɛde yɛn ano ka redi dwuma na aboa ma wɔtumi yɛ nhwehwɛmu a ɛmu dɔ wɔ adwene ne asetra mu de fa nnipa a wɔte nkuraaseɛ ɛnkanka Fahodie Ntɔkwa mmerɛ mu wɔ Zimbabwe. Kitawonsa da ɛtɔ so du mmienu afe mpem mmienu ne du nnum **(Kitawonsa 12, 2015)** wɔtwaa no asu kɔɔ Norway na mmerɛboɔ mu yareɛ bɔɔ no maa no wuiiɛ.

## Abrabɔ Mu Nsɛm
Wɔwoo Chenjerai Hove a ɔyɛ ɔhene ba barima wɔ Mazvihwa a ɛbɛn Zvishavane a kane no na wɔfrɛ no Rhodesia. Ɔkɔɔ sukuu wɔ Kutama Kɔlegye ne Marist Brothers Dete a ɛwɔ Zimbabwe man no mansini a ne din de Hwange mu. Ɔsuaa adeɛ wɔ Gweru wieɛ no, ɔbɛyɛɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ na ɔtoaa so gyee nwomasua abɔdin ahodoɔ wɔ South Africa Suapɔn ne Zimbabwe Suapɔn mu. Ɔsane nso yɛɛ adwuma sɛ sɛntwerɛfoɔ na ɔboaa ma wɔtwerɛɛ anwensɛm wɔato din, **"Seisei deɛ Awenensɛm Atwerɛfoɔ no Akasa"** deɛ Brɔfo Kasa mu yɛka no, "**''And Now the Poets Speak**"*. Na ɔtaa tintim nsɛm wɔ kowaa krataa wɔato din *The Zimbabean* a ɛkasa tia aban no a wɔyɛɛ no afe mpem mmienu ne nnum (2005) mu.

Ɛsiane sɛ na ɔyɛ obi a ɔkasa tia Mugabe aban no nti, wɔtwaa Hove asu wɔ ne wu mmerɛ mu berɛ a na ɔwɔ *House of Culture* a ɛwɔ [[:en:Stavanger,_Norway|Stavanger, Norway]], nhyehyɛɛ a ɛka International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN) ho. Ansa saa bere yi, na ɔwɔ hokwan a yɛde srasra Lewis ne Clark Kɔlegye ne Brown Suapɔn; na ɔsane nso yɛ awensɛm twerɛfoɔ a ɔte fie wɔ Miami. Nneɛma a Chenjerai Hove ayɛ no, wɔakyerɛ ase akɔ kasa ahodoɔ bi te sɛ Japan Kasa, German Kasa ne Dutch Kasa mu. N'asetena nyinaa mu no, ɔnyaa abasobɔdeɛ ahodoɔ pii a ebi ne " 1989 [[:en:Noma_Award_for_Publishing_in_Africa|Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.]]"

== Nneɛma a Wɔatwerɛ ==

Chenjerai Hove tintiim ayɛsɛm, awensɛm ne ntwerɛw ahodoɔ ne nsusuiiɛ. Nneɛma ɔtwereɛ no bi ne:
* *And Now the Poets Speak* (co-editor; poetry), 1981
* *Up In Arms* (poetry), Harare: Zimbabwe Publishing House, 1982
* *Red Hills of Home* (poetry), 1984; Gweru: Mambo Press, 1985.
* *Bones* (novel), Harare: Baobab Books, 1988; Heineman International [[:en:Heinemann_African_Writers_Series|AWS]], 1989. 
* *Shadows* (novel), Harare: Baobab Books, 1991; Heinemann International Literature and Textbooks, 1992. 
* *Shebeen Tales: Messages from Harare* (journalistic essays), Harare: Baobab Books/London: Serif, 1994
* *Rainbows in the Dust* (poetry), 1997
* *Guardians of the Soil* (cultural reflections by Zimbabwe's elders), 1997. 
* *Ancestors* (novel), 1997. 
* *Desperately Seeking Europe* (co-author; essays on European identity), 2003
* *Palaver Finish*, atwerɛ ahodoɔ a ɛfa amanyɔsɛm ne abrabɔ wɔ Zimbabwe, 2003
* *Blind Moon* (poetry), 2004. 
* *The Keys of Ramb* (children's story), 2004

== Abasobɔdeɛ Ahodoɔ ==
Deɛ ɛdidisoɔ yi yɛ abasobɔdeɛ ahodoɔ a Chenjerai Hove nyaeɛ: 
* 1983 Special Commendations for the [[:en:Noma_Award_for_Publishing_in_Africa|Noma Award for Publishing in Africa]], for *Up in Arms*
* 1984 Inaugural President, Zimbabwe Writers Union
* 1988 Winner, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for *Bones*
* 1989 Winner, Noma Award for Publishing In Africa, for *Bones''
* 1990 Founding Board Member, Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (Zimrights)
* 1991–94 Writer-in-Residence, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
* 1994 Visiting Professor, Lewis ne Clark Kɔlegye, Portland, Oregon, USA
* 1995 Guest Writer, Yorkshire ne Humberside Arts ne Leeds Suapɔn, UK
* 1996 Guest Writer, Heinrich Böll Foundation, Germany
* 1998 Second Prize, Zimbabwe Literary Award, for Ancestors
* 2001 German Africa Prize for literary contribution to freedom of expression
* 2007-08 International Writers Project Fellow, Brown Suapɔn

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