Mapondera: Soldier of Zimbabwe

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Mapondera: Soldier of Zimbabwe is a 1978 novel by Solomon M. Mutswairo. The book, written in English, celebrates the efforts of Mapondera against Cecil Rhodes and the Portuguese who were encroaching on Zimbabwe from the south and east, respectively. Mutswairo was a significant Zimbabwean author and poet, known for his work in the Zezuru language and for his allegorical novel Feso, which was banned by Rhodesian censors.1

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Mapondera: Soldier of Zimbabwe (1978), written in English, celebrates Mapondera’s great efforts against both Cecil Rhodes and the Portuguese coming into Zimbabwe from the south and the east, respectively. Chaminuka: Prophet of Zimbabwe (1982), a novel, was also written in English. Mutswairo’s other works include…
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Mapondera: Soldier of Zimbabwe (1978), written in English, celebrates Mapondera’s great efforts against both Cecil Rhodes and the Portuguese coming into Zimbabwe from the south and the east, respectively. Chaminuka: Prophet of Zimbabwe (1982), a novel, was also written in English. Mutswairo’s other works include…
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