The Stone Virgins

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The Stone Virgins

Find great deals for The Stone Virgins: A Novel by Yvonne Vera (2004, Paperback). The Stone Virgins has 187 ratings and 24 reviews. Paul said: This is the first work I have read by Yvonne Vera; indeed I had barely heard of her. I perio A 15century sculpture of the Virgin links these three alternating stories, all set amidst the mystery and splendor of Venice. The Zimbabwean war against British ruleand the subsequent civil turmoil of the 1980sare backdrop for the author's latest African tale of maimed, haunted. A review, and links to other information about and reviews of The Stone Virgins by Yvonne Vera. The Stone Virgins: A Novel [Yvonne Vera on Amazon. FREE shipping on qualifying offers. Winner of the Macmillan Prize for African Adult Fiction An. The Stone Virgins concerns the recent history of Zimbabwe, particularly the period after 1980 when whiteminority rule ended following the prolonged Chimurenga liberation struggle. The Stone Virgins (review) Sandra Chait Africa Today, Volume 50, Number 4, Summer 2004, pp. (Review) Published by Indiana University Press Stone Virgin [Barry Unsworth on Amazon. FREE shipping on qualifying offers. In its romantic and dangerous tour of history, Barry Unsworth's Stone. The Stone Virgins is Vera at her lyrical best. Her affinity for visual art comes through in her writing. Her descriptions are painted, by turns, in bold paletteknife applied strokes and delicate pastel colors. The novel exudes compassion, tolerance and sensitivitythe three hallmarks of great writing. At times bordering on a prose poem, this dense, kaleidoscopic novel by Zimbabwean author Vera (Butterfly Burning) is set against the civil war that ravaged her co The Stone Virgins: A Novel by Yvonne Vera and a great selection of similar Used, New and Collectible Books available now at AbeBooks. The Stone Virgins is a song about the author's people, and the tragedy of their lives and their loves, contrasted against the sheer beauty of their land. Winner of the Macmillan Prize for African Adult FictionAn uncompromising novel by one of Africa's premiere writers, detailing the horrors of civil war in l The Stone Virgins chronicles Zimbabwe's transformation from colonial Rhodesia in the 1950's to an independent nation in 1980, and the ensuing postliberation wars, as seen by two sisters and the two. With The Stone Virgins Yvonne Vera examines the dissident movement from the perspective of two sisters living in a small township outside of Bulawayo. The NOOK Book (eBook) of the The Stone Virgins: A Novel by Yvonne Vera at Barnes Noble. The Stone Virgins is not just a story of war and violence in Zimbabwe. It is a story of love, of community, of sisterhood, of betrayal, of oppression, of freedom, and of. The Stone Virgins is a song about the author's people, and the tragedy of their lives and their loves, contrasted against the sheer beauty of their land. The Stone Virgin is set in Venice in 3 different periods in time, the 1400s, the 1700s and in present day.

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