About the Author

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A teacher, writer, peacebuilder and Transitional Justice Fellow, Edward Chinhanu has lived and worked the bulk of his life in the high density suburbs of Sakubva, Dangamvura and Chikanga in Mutare, Zimbabwe's fourth city. He is passionate about ghetto life and its vibrancy, creativity and unity of purpose. He believes, with evidence, that traditionally, the African ghetto has contained the highest concentration of creative minds in every country. To his surprise, however, the ghetto has died at independence. For seven consecutive years Edward maintained a column in the Manica Post newspaper, Letter from the Ghetto. Edward has added ghetto life and culture to his research interests, besides narratives and their contribution to peace and conflict. Edward is passionate about writing, and among his achievements is a Commonwealth Award in 1999-2000, for his story, 'A Christmas Present for Monica', which is about the aftermaths of Zimbabwe's violent conflict. After the publication of this book, he plans to start a weekly or monthly column on how Zimbabweans cope with their political conflict, especially those from the ghetto. It will follow the lives of Farai and Shupi in the book, as well as Queen Latifa as the new president of a new, free Zimbabwe. Be sure not to miss it! As Zimbabwe's Local Peace Expert for Peace Direct, a British international peace organisation, Edward wrote several articles and stories on the conflict in Zimbabwe, and promoting peace, between 2015vand 2018. His work can be found on www.peaceinsight.authors Edward plans to use some of the proceeds from his book sales to fund his organisation, Africa Centre for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (ACPC, email: www.acpc.org.zw).