In this novel, the protagonist’s grandmother tells her a story about “holy wizards” who took in her son and educated him on their wizardry after his father died in the gold mines. The protagonist of this novel recalls how her brother beat her little sister’s legs with a switch when she did not fetch his luggage. Mr. Matinga helps the protagonist of this novel get ten pounds from the white woman Doris after the (*) maize she grew to make money is stolen. After her time spent living abroad in England, the protagonist’s cousin develops an eating disorder in this novel. The protagonist attends school with the help of her uncle Babamukuru in this novel titled for a quotation from The Wretched of the Earth. For 10 points, name this novel chronicling Tambu’s experiences with missionary school in Rhodesia, written by Tsitsi Dangarembga. ■END■
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