Marechera, the rebel with a cause

Tinashe Mushakavanhu If Dambudzo Marechera had not existed, Zimbabwe would have invented him. Despite his demise, aged 36, on 18 August 1987, the mythology that surrounds Marechera is as obscuring as it is fascinating. His mythical boldness bore little resemblance to his tentative, almost timid character. But Marechera’s reception in Zimbabwe was not always welcoming….