Matatu - Journal for African Culture and Society

Introduction
pp. vii-xi(5)
Author: Malaba, Mbongeni Z.

Great Zimbabwe in Rhodesian Fiction
pp. 1-24(24)
Author: Chennells, Anthony

Knowing Native, Going Native: Travel Writing, Cognitive Borderlines and the Sense of Belonging in Doris Lessing's African Laughter and Dan Jacobson's The Electronic Elephant
pp. 25-38(14)
Author: McAllister, John

Representing the Past in the Present: The Timelessness of the Ndebele Royal Praises
pp. 39-51(13)
Author: Dube, Bevelyn

Inkos' uLobengula yasinyamalala: The Attitude to Tradition in Ndebele Theoretical Writing
pp. 53-76(24)
Authors: Rettová, Alena

The Significance of Ndebele Historical Fiction
pp. 77-89(13)
Author: Hadebe, Samukele

The Changing Roles of Women in siNdebele Literature
pp. 91-105(15)
Author: Matshakayile-Ndlovu, Tommy

The Portrayal of Women in Stanley Nyamfukudza's Works
pp. 107-123(17)
Author: Malaba, Mbongeni Z.

Coming Unstuck: Masculine Identities in Postcolonial Zimbabwean Fiction
pp. 125-145(21)
Author: Alden, Patricia

The Fourth Dimension: Dambudzo Marechera as a Dramatist - An Analysis of Two Plays
pp. 147-158(12)
Author: Seda, Owen S.

Modern Shona Literature as a Site of Struggle, 1956-2000
pp. 159-171(13)
Author: Chiwome, Emmanuel M.

From a "Puny Domesticity" to Topical Commitment: Trends in the Development of Shona Written Drama Since 1968
pp. 173-191(19)
Author: Chinyowa, Kennedy C.

"Spirit of Place": Mungoshi's Rolling World
pp. 193-204(12)
Author: Gray, Rosemary

The Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF)
pp. 205-209(5)
Author: Phiri, Virginia

"You need to have the idea, the vision, and the passion": An Interview with Irene Staunton
pp. 211-217(7)
Author: Klother, Annelie

Words of Praise for Yvonne Vera: On the Occasion of the Award of the LiBeratur Prize For Her Novel Butterfly Burning in German Translation Under the Title Schmetterling in Flammen Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 6 October 2002
pp. 219-232(14)
Author: Davis, Geoffrey V.

Book Reviews
pp. 233-239(7)

Notes on Contributors and Editors
pp. 241-242(2)