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Son of the Soil
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Author:
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Katiyo, Wilson
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Africa, Zimbabwe
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Genre:
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Other
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Time Frame:
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None
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Description:
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The story of Alexi and the stresses and struggles he experiences growing up in colonial Zimbabwe. Alexio is made fatherless from an early age and has to leave his village to go and live and work with members of his extended family. He becomes increasingly involved in politics which leads to confrontation with the police and eventual exile. Wilson Katiyo, who has based this novel on his own experiences, is also author of the sequel to this book, "Going to Heaven".
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