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Tafadzwa Chibukwa, Chronicle Reporter
INSPIRED by daily experiences and striving towards the preservation of indigenous languages, a Gwanda-based author, Christopher Ncube decided to use the experiences for his writings.
Ncube, who hails from Selonga area, was also inspired by books he read from a tender age until he was a teenager.
As a literature student, Ncube said he read and researched widely, which then made him develop a passion to be an author.
“Being a literature student, I had no choice, but to get myself roped around reading a lot of novels and poetry books. It was something I couldn’t overlook as a student, but I must say that it’s something that I eventually gained interest in. As I grew up,
I started writing my own pieces of work,” said Ncube.
He said during his high school days, he would write short novels and ask people around him to read his work. They would applaud him, something which gave him more confidence to venture into the path he has chosen.
And now, Ncube has launched his second book, a Ndebele literature novel titled Ngangingazi. The novel which was launched two weeks ago is about feuds that are experienced among relatives and in societies at large.
Ncube said the relations between relatives are not always transparent, something that he tackles in the novel.
“The book Ngangingazi brings up a conundrum that has seen families fight among themselves. It highlights the importance of family members applying their perspicacity in dealing with problematic issues that they encounter.
“Furthermore, the book touches on nefarious acts that are committed by people that are greatly trusted by the community,” he said.
Ngangingazi is his second novel since his debut as an author in his early 20s in the late 1990s. His first novel was Phakathi kwelitshe lembokodo, a set book for Advanced Level Ndebele literature.
Ncube said he is hopeful that his second book will be as impactful as his first one which took the country by storm.
He said with the changing times and society adopting technology, he is working on making his books go digital so that people access them online.
“I realised that society has advanced and people are moving with the times, hence to do justice to the moving times, I’m working on putting all my published work on online platforms so that the community may be able to access it online.
“At times, since the set books are used by pupils, they’re prone to piracy, and having a hard copy would mean that they can be photocopied and flood the society without any returns to me. So, by putting the book online, it would mean that a class would only access the book after registration and subscription,” said Ncube.
Ngangingazi, Ncube said was published by Abalobi Bakithi with the help of Fulgens Enterprises Trading who sponsored him.
Speaking during the launch of the novel, Morgan Moyo from Fulgens Enterprises Trading said their company is striving towards the improvement of lives in the country and the community of Gwanda by identifying talent and uplifting it.
“We couldn’t have let Ncube work alone considering his great works. Such works are worth commending and supporting as they give back to the community by steering the youth and children towards a better movement,” said Moyo.
He said they look forward to Ncube getting more recognition. – @Sagepapie14
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