After the reviews I had read in the broadsheets' literary supplements, I was eagerly awaiting this novel. I am delighted to say that it did not disappoint. Brian Chikwava has created a story that aroused the most varying of emotions in me. It is such a tragic tale but delivered at times in the most comic of manners. I am surprised at the review below; as I thought that the style used by Chikwava was what enabled such a sad tale to be told, at times, with such humour and amusement. In my opinion it was this style that was able to give Harare North the balance of tragedy and comedy that really sets it apart and makes such a delight to read. The protagonist's voice is certainly distinctive, but in a way which reveals not only his being a foreigner in a foreign place but also a sense of simplicity and openness. Anyway, it was a novel that I thoroughly enjoyed and would highly recommend.
