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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

No, I don't hate being black. I'm just tired of saying it's beautiful. No, I don't hate myself. I'm just tired of people bruising their knuckles on my jaw.'

A novella with the force of a screaming trumpet flare, Dambudzo Marechera's seminal literary debut explores a body and spirit exiled from the land and the self. An inimitable and internationally admired writer, his profound ambivalence and wry, existential sensibility was forged in this iconic book.

The House of Hunger

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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 4/17/2025
      ISBN13: 9780241752241, 978-0241752241
      ISBN10: 0241752248
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      Book Synopsis

      90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

      No, I don't hate being black. I'm just tired of saying it's beautiful. No, I don't hate myself. I'm just tired of people bruising their knuckles on my jaw.'

      A novella with the force of a screaming trumpet flare, Dambudzo Marechera's seminal literary debut explores a body and spirit exiled from the land and the self. An inimitable and internationally admired writer, his profound ambivalence and wry, existential sensibility was forged in this iconic book.

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