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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:artistic_legacy
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remains influential in contemporary literature.
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gptkbp:associated_act
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gptkb:Black_Consciousness_Movement
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gptkbp:award
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Zimbabwean National Book Award
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Noma_Award_for_Publishing_in_Africa
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gptkbp:born
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March 8, 1952
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gptkbp:burial_place
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Harare, Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:cause_of_death
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suicide
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gptkbp:child
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Tendai Marechera Jr.
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gptkbp:contribution
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pioneering modern Zimbabwean literature
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influenced Zimbabwean literature
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gptkbp:died
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August 18, 1987
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:University_of_Rhodesia
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gptkbp:famous_for
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exploring themes of identity and alienation
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gptkbp:first_published
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The House of Hunger
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:poetry
gptkb:novel
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Tendai Marechera
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gptkbp:influence
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young African writers
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gptkbp:influenced
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African novelists
postcolonial writers
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Chinua_Achebe
gptkb:Ngugi_wa_Thiong'o
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:literary_movement
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Postcolonial literature
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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stream of consciousness
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gptkbp:nationality
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Zimbabwean
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gptkbp:notable_influence
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African literature
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" I am a writer, not a politician."
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:House_of_Hunger
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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Harare, Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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Harare, Zimbabwe
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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The Black Insider
widely regarded as a key figure in African literature
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gptkbp:spouse
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Martha Marechera
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gptkbp:website
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tendaimarechera.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Dambudzo_Marechera
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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