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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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Editions

8 editions · 3 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 1989
    Matigari (African Writers Series)
    Heinemann · 175 pages · 9780435906542
  • Other · English · 2005
    Matigari Estudios de Asia y Africa
    El Colegio de Mexico · 9789681211486
  • Other · English · 1998
    Africa World Press · 148 pages · 9780865433601
  • Other · English · 1990
    Zimbabwe Pub. House · 175 pages · 9780949225887
  • Other · English · 1989
    Matigari (African Writers Series)
    Heinemann · 192 pages · 9780435905460
  • Other · English · 1989
    Heinemann · 175 pages · 9780435905477
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