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The Big Noise and Other Noises
From The frightening Big Noise of the approaching caterpillars sent by government to build a new dam; to the thundering Other Noises of the caterpillars, again sent by government to destroy their shacks; and to the graduates playing soccer wearing full regalia in the streets of Harare, life for the average citizen has never been the same. Then the 93-year-old president, Robert Mugabe, was forced to announce his resignation, and Tonderai, one of his secret agents skips the country fearing for his life. Of course, that was after another big noise that saw armoured cars and many people filling the streets of the capital, rejoicing that the dictator had been deposed. Before that there were other noises that frightened people away from their homes, but this time the noises that frightened people were made by those who had silenced the big noise. A confusion reigned. Graduates were jobless. People fled the country to other countries to become political as well as economic refugees.
146 pages, Paperback
Published February 8, 2019
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May 29, 2026
a set of 15 short stories. My faves were :
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1. When the rabbit in grade 2 textbook moved
2. A long story - this made me cry a little. I loved it so much
3. Between a rock and a hard place, I wish it was longer
4. Loving beyond boundaries - I keep wondering what Tendai would have done if she had found out that Nyarandzo was actually attracted to men. Because, I think she loved the comfort and security Tendai brought into her life because of the situation she was in especially after her twin sister married the man she loved, leaving her desperate to escape her reality & , not necessarily because she was truly gay. I also would have loved to read about what her twin sister thought about everything, but then the story just ended there.
5. Deformed dreams I related so much to this one , It broke my heart, for many of us, our dreams still feel out of reach.
6. As the sun threatens to rise
7. The big noise
8. The other side of the cemetery
9. Echoes in my ears, Oh, Tichaona, my guy… I was really hoping you’d walk out a free man.
10. Those shadows on the wall
11. Garden of agony
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1. When the rabbit in grade 2 textbook moved
2. A long story - this made me cry a little. I loved it so much
3. Between a rock and a hard place, I wish it was longer
4. Loving beyond boundaries - I keep wondering what Tendai would have done if she had found out that Nyarandzo was actually attracted to men. Because, I think she loved the comfort and security Tendai brought into her life because of the situation she was in especially after her twin sister married the man she loved, leaving her desperate to escape her reality & , not necessarily because she was truly gay. I also would have loved to read about what her twin sister thought about everything, but then the story just ended there.
5. Deformed dreams I related so much to this one , It broke my heart, for many of us, our dreams still feel out of reach.
6. As the sun threatens to rise
7. The big noise
8. The other side of the cemetery
9. Echoes in my ears, Oh, Tichaona, my guy… I was really hoping you’d walk out a free man.
10. Those shadows on the wall
11. Garden of agony
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