Legendary Zimbabwean writer, Charles Mungoshi in need of repeat operation, after doctors at a government hospital inserted a shunt to drain water from his brain last year. The shunt is not working, so liquid building up in his skull and putting pressure on his brain.
Mungoshi was seen by private doctors last year and they said that the operation needs to be redone. The operation can be done in Zimbabwe and the estimated cost is US$9,000.
Mrs Mungoshi and her sister Fungisai Siggins in Australia with the help of Zimbabwean arts publication, Zimbo Jam, and UZ Literature lecturer, Memory Chirere, have set up a GoFundMe campaign to help raise the money needed.
Mungoshi’s works include short stories and novels in both Shona and English. He has a wide range, including anti-colonial writings and children’s books. While the colonial regime initially banned his work, he now writes about post-colonial oppression as well.
The awards he has won include the Noma Award in 1992 and the Commonwealth Writers Prize (Africa Region) twice in the years 1988 and 1998.
Two of his novels, one in Shona and the other in English, both published in 1975, won the International PEN Awards.
His first Shona novel was Makunungunu Maodzamoyo followed by the English short story collection Coming of the dry season , which was banned by the colonial regime. His other Shona novel, Kunyarara Hakusi Kutaura, won several awards and his play Ingongova Njakenjake showed his versatility as a writer.
His wife starred in the well-known Zimbabwean film Neria as Neria and became recognasable around the country and beyond after the movie’s success. Zimbojam
To donate you can ecocash to 0774054341 – Jesesi Mungoshi.
