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The power of Marechera's short stories is quite something. The House of Hunger in particular is knee-deep in imagery, meaning that the reader often finds it a little too much to take in. This is all intentional, of course; one senses that Marechera is trying to reconcile the violence and bloodshed of this period through a written style that is just as impulsive and forceful. Rarely does a writer manage to make a political or social statement in a way that is so artistically striking. These stories show not only that dark episodes of history are far from history, but also that the desire to express opposition, to exorcise the influence of tyrannical regimes through art and literature remains very strong.
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