Zimbabwean novelist, poet and playwright Chenjerai Hove died aged 59 in Norway

On this day in 2015, Zimbabwean novelist, poet and playwright Chenjerai Hove died aged 59 in Norway. In 2001, he went exile to the West. Hove was a freedom fighter and for this reason he advocated for human rights in his native country. In 1988, he published a novel, “Bones” and the main thematic concerns were directed to separation. In 1987, he was awarded as one of the best Zimbabwean writers.