Sunset in the Morning

Sunset in the Morning is a tragic novel whose simplicity, rare imagery, idiom and accent carries the torch of modern African literature. In the novel Ndoda, a seasoned former liberation struggle fighter, is appointed to spearhead development in Uzumba. Initially he is a hero but the trappings of power transform him into a ruthless dictator who brooks no criticism. Ndoda's autocratic rule is, however, fiercely opposed by David Kaseke, a high school teacher and Rufaro, a law student who are both g