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"Who is Matigari? Is he young or old; a man or fate; dead or living...or even a resurrection of Jesus Christ? These are the questions asked by the people of this unnamed country, when a man who has survived the war for independence emerges from the mountains and starts making strange claims and demands. Matigari is in search of his family to rebuild his home and start a new and peaceful future. But his search becomes a quest for truth and justice as he finds the people still dispossessed and the land he loves ruled by corruption, fear, and misery. Rumors spring up that a man with superhuman…
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8 editions · 3 languages- Hardcover · English · 1989Matigari (African Writers Series)Heinemann · 175 pages · 9780435906542
- Other · English · 2005Matigari Estudios de Asia y AfricaEl Colegio de Mexico · 9789681211486
- Other · English · 1998Africa World Press · 148 pages · 9780865433601
- Other · English · 1990Zimbabwe Pub. House · 175 pages · 9780949225887
- Other · English · 1989Matigari (African Writers Series)Heinemann · 192 pages · 9780435905460
- Other · English · 1989Heinemann · 175 pages · 9780435905477
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