Dancing with Life

Reviews

"Christopher Mlalazi may well be the most promising young writer in Zimbabwe today. His fiction captures the edgy energy of townships where young people have learned to be light on their feet, their dancing born of economic necessity and mocking disrespect for traditional authority. Mlalazi depicts contemporary life in Zimbabwe with an uncompromising determination to explore grievous social wounds and with a creative panache that will win him readers within and beyond his home country."

Patricia Alden, Professor of African Literature, St Lawrence University

"Christopher Mlalazi is the rising voice of the ghetto, with all its violence, sharp anger, bitter protestations and tangible promise of a better tomorrow."

Raisedon Baya, Writer and Columist

"This collection sparkles with wit, sizzles with style and dances with life. It is a welcome addition to Zimbabwe's growing canon and will be read and enjoyed for years to come."

Petina Gappah, Writer and Critic

Excerpts

• Dancing With Life.pdf — PDF document, 59Kb

About the Author

Christopher Mlalazi

Christopher is a writer, poet and playwright. He was involved with Crossing Borders project in 2004 and co-ordinated the 2006 Power in the Voice pilot project in Zimbabwe. He has been published in several local and international short story anthologies including Short Writings from Bulawayo, The Obituary Tango (Caine Prize 2006 Anthology) and The Edinburgh Review. He has also acted as group moderato/mentor for two online prose discussion groups; www.type-writers.org and www.crossingborders-africanwriting.org. Both are Lancaster University initiatives.

Christopher has premiered several stage plays over the years with Umkhathi Theatre, Amakhosi Theatre and Sadalala Amajekete Theatre and his first television Drama, co written with Raisdon Baya, is currently in production.

Visit Christopher's blog here: www.chris-writingseriously.blogspot.com