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Chenjerai Hove is a Zimbabwean poet, novelist, and playwright. He was born on 9 February 1956 in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe. He is best known for his works of fiction, poetry, and plays, which often focus on the struggles of the Zimbabwean people. He has been awarded numerous awards, including the Noma Award for Publishing in Africa, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and the Zimbabwe International Book Fair Literary Award. He is also a professor of literature at the University of Zimbabwe. Chenjerai Hove's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his writing career, which has spanned over three decades. He has published numerous books, including novels, poetry collections, and plays. He has also received numerous awards and honors for his work.

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Occupation Poet and writer
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 9 February 1956
Birthday 9 February
Birthplace Mazvihwa, near Zvishavane, Rhodesia
Date of death July 12, 2015,
Died Place Stavanger, Norway
Nationality Zimbabwe

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Chenjerai Hove Net Worth

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1989

A critic of the policies of the Mugabe government, Hove was living in exile at the time of his death as a fellow at the House of Culture in Stavanger, Norway, as part of the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN). Prior to this, he held visiting positions at Lewis and Clark College and Brown University; he was also once a poet-in-residence in Miami. Chenjerai Hove's work was translated into several languages (including Japanese, German, and Dutch). He won several awards over the course of his career, including the 1989 Noma Award for Publishing in Africa.

1956

Chenjerai Hove (9 February 1956 – 12 July 2015) was a Zimbabwean poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both English and Shona. "Modernist in their formal construction, but making extensive use of oral conventions, Hove's novels offer an intense examination of the psychic and social costs - to the rural population, especially, of the war of liberation in Zimbabwe." He died on 12 July 2015 while living in exile in Norway and his death has been attributed to liver failure.

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