01997cam a2200349 i 4500 623704830 TxAuBib 20151121120000.0 150624s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780821421635 paperback 0821421638 paperback (OCoLC)911593836 YDXCP YDXCP eng eng rda rda rda YDXCP rda BTCTA YDXCP BDX PX0 OCLCO CGP OCLCF OCLCO GZD TxAuBib BTCTA BDX PX0 OCLCO CGP OCLCF OCLCO GZD TxAuBib rda Huchu, Tendai, 1982-, author. The hairdresser of Harare / Tendai Huchu. Second edition. Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2011. v, 190 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Modern African writing "Vimbai is the best hairdresser in Mrs. Khumalo's salon, and she is secure in her status until the handsome, smooth-talking Dumisani shows up one day for work. Despite her resistance, the two become friends, and eventually, Vimbai becomes Dumisani's landlady. He is as charming as he is deft with the scissors, and Vimbai finds that he means more and more to her. Yet, by novel's end, the pair's deepening friendship - used or embraced by Dumisani and Vimbai with different futures in mind - collapses in unexpected brutality. The novel is an acute portrayal of a rapidly changing Zimbabwe. In addition to Vimbai and Dumisani's personal development, the book shows us how social concerns shape the lives of everyday people."--provided by publisher. Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.6 9 177047. 20151121. Beauty operators Fiction. Harare (Zimbabwe) Fiction. Zimbabwe Fiction. Fiction. Modern African writing. TXKPL