Jumia Books The House of Hunger  by Dambudzo Marechera (Author)

Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987) was a Zimbabwean novelist, short story writer, playwright, and poet, best known for his critically acclaimed collection of stories "The House of Hunger" published in 1978. Marechera grew up in poverty in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the oppressive white minority rule. His writing vividly captures the struggles, disillusionments, and intellectual crises of Zimbabwean society under colonialism.

"The House of Hunger" is a powerful, experimental work that combines raw prose, fragmented narrative, and poetic intensity to depict life characterized by hunger, violence, and alienation. The collection includes a novella and several short stories centered on a generation of lost Zimbabwean intellectuals struggling under political and social oppression. Marechera's style is influenced by European modernists like James Joyce but deeply rooted in African realities.