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Avenues by Train by Farai Mudzingwa

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Avenues by Train

Author
Farai Mudzingwa
Narrator
Loyiso MacDonald
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Publish Date
25 June 2024
Run Time
8 hours 50 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Fiction: general and literary, Fiction: general and literary
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When seven-year-old Jedza witnesses a tragic incident involving a train and the death of his close boyhood friend in his hometown Miner’s Drift, he is convinced that his life is haunted. Now in his mid-20s, Jedza is a down-and-out electrician, moving to Harare in the hopes that he will escape the darkness and superstitions of the small town. But living in the shadowy restless atmosphere of the Avenues with its mysterious pools of water rising under musasa trees, he is tormented by the disappearance of his sister and their early encounters with ancestral spirits, the shapeshifting power of the njuzu and a vengeful ngozi. To move forward, he must stop running away and confront the trauma of his past.

An eclectic, experimental novel, Avenues by Train is a brash and confident debut by an exciting new voice.

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Author
Farai Mudzingwa
Narrator
Loyiso MacDonald
Duration
8 hours 50 minutes
Release Date
25 June 2024
ISBN
9798890594174
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc.
Genre
Fiction: general and literary, Fiction: general and literary

Synopsis

When seven-year-old Jedza witnesses a tragic incident involving a train and the death of his close boyhood friend in his hometown Miner’s Drift, he is convinced that his life is haunted. Now in his mid-20s, Jedza is a down-and-out electrician, moving to Harare in the hopes that he will escape the darkness and superstitions of the small town. But living in the shadowy restless atmosphere of the Avenues with its mysterious pools of water rising under musasa trees, he is tormented by the disappearance of his sister and their early encounters with ancestral spirits, the shapeshifting power of the njuzu and a vengeful ngozi. To move forward, he must stop running away and confront the trauma of his past.An eclectic, experimental novel, Avenues by Train is a brash and confident debut by an exciting new voice.

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