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| Title | : | The Hangman's Replacement: Sprout of Disruption (The Hangman's Replacement #1) |
| Author | : | Taona Dumisani Chiveneko |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 492 pages |
| Published | : | January 15th 2013 by Chiveneko Publishing Inc, |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. Africa. Science Fiction |
Taona Dumisani Chiveneko
Paperback | Pages: 492 pages Rating: 3.69 | 194 Users | 138 Reviews
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SYNOPSISZimbabwe’s last hangman retired in 2004. As the nation drifted towards abolition, no determined effort was made to find a replacement. However, the discovery of carnivorous flame lilies at the Great Zimbabwe monument triggered a spirited search for a new executioner. Those who know why this discovery energized the recruitment effort refused to talk.
The frantic attempts to find a new hangman were impeded by the lack of suitable candidates. Well-placed sources confirmed that the fear of ‘ngozi’ was a deterrent. According to this traditional belief, the spirit of a murdered person torments the killer and his family for generations. However, this is only half the story. Several promising applicants did come forward. None met the minimum requirements for the job. The selection criteria were designed to exclude the mentally ill, the vindictive, and the sadistic. However, they did not rule out the desperate.
The Sprout of Disruption (Book 1) is told through the shifting perspectives of characters whose lives have been set alight by the plant which sparked the recruitment effort. The parallel threads of the story converge around the aspiring hangman who was obsessed with securing the job, the sympathizers who fought to protect him from his prize, and the anxious men who believed that emptying death row would end their horror before the carnivorous plants constricted around their necks.
KIRKUS REVIEW EXTRACT
"At nearly 500 pages, this intricately woven novel is a disconcerting parable exploded to epic proportions. The author renders its many characters, from the mad genius responsible for the impending botanical apocalypse, to the prostitute/undercover operative who falls in love with Abel, to the seemingly simple Abel himself, with frightening subtlety and detail.... A thought-provoking, singularly strange and absorbing novel."
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INDIEREADER REVIEW EXTRACTS
“This is a work of completely bizarre genius. The author has an almost Wodehousian gift with words, decorating his pages with phrases that can make the reader laugh out loud, question long-held assumptions about reality, or send a chill up the spine with just a few deft descriptive touches. Some of the characters, and the situations they find themselves in, can be completely off-the-wall, but the author’s writing ability carefully makes them almost plausible, even natural."
“This is a delightful book for those who enjoy having their perspectives stretched, who take delight in the weird and idiosyncratic, and who love watching a master author do breathtaking juggling acts with the English language."
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SELF-PUBLISHING REVIEW EXTRACTS
“Yet more than once as I laughed my way through this novel, I was reminded of a quotation by Nikolai Gogol that I came across recently: “The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.” The humor in The Hangman’s Replacement makes us laugh perhaps to keep us from crying. Again like Saramago, Chiveneko uses bizarre situations and sometimes subtle humor to deliver very deep and often disturbing social and political commentary. I think I would have appreciated the book more if I knew more about Zimbabwe’s history, but even lacking specific knowledge that might have turned story into allegory, I couldn’t help but feel the occasional chill as tragically universal themes emerged.”
“Chiveneko is a talented writer. Beautiful metaphors and delightful descriptions, while sometimes a little overdone, are some of the best parts of the book.”
“The Hangman’s Replacement is a long, complex, and challenging novel. But it rewards the reader’s efforts with delightful characters and plenty of laughter, even in the midst of some very disturbing themes.”
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Ratings: 3.69 From 194 Users | 138 ReviewsEvaluation Appertaining To Books The Hangman's Replacement: Sprout of Disruption (The Hangman's Replacement #1)
This is a very well written and insightful novel. Chivenekos style of storytelling gives you many outlooks on the same situation, each important and interesting in their own right. The authors writing draws you in and makes it easy to relate to the characters, regardless of how difficult each characters situation in life happens to be. She shows society and individuals at their best and worst in a very clear and captivating way.This novel is horribly frightening in its possibilities. I reallyI have no idea where to start with this book, it is definitely a book where you just have to read along and let the story take you for the ride. I really had no idea where it was going to very near the end. Somehow, Taona D. Chiveneko has woven a beautiful tapestry of a story that manages to combine the death penalty and botany like they were always meant to be together. The writing is humorous and satirical with many great lines such as (my favorite): "Vengeance must never be rash. If you
Excellent story filled with local superstition and worry, I loved how belief in these superstitions determined how the characters moved and reacted in the story. Looking forward to the next book.
Disclaimer 1: I DID NOT receive this book from a goodreads giveaway.Disclaimer 2: I DID prevail upon the sympathies of the author, without lying, and he sent me a copy of his book anyway, asking only for an honest review.I still cannot wrap my mind around the contorted panorama you painted around many characters I know. Each line connected persons and events I did not even know were related. Quite simply, I am in awe..."This line from the letter that concludes The Hangman's Replacement: Sprout
I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys brilliant writing, complex and interesting characters and suspense. What I love about this book is how the author is able to tie all of these separate, complex plots into one. Throughout the book, I continued to wonder why their was a sudden urgency to fill this hangman position when it had been vacant for 8 years. I also wondered why someone would want to produce this disastrous plant and why this secret client wants to hire a botanist to create
As is my usual and by now familiar preamble, I received this book by the good grace of a GoodReads giveaway. Despite that perpetually kind consideration, I give my candid and unfettered opinions below.The Hangman's Replacement is a 500-page monster of a book that, unsurprisingly, tells the story of an open position that involves the operation of a single lever. Surprisingly, this tale of a simple vacancy with a simple function is as tangled and complex as the roots of a carnivorous plant seeking
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. What attracted me the most to this book was the fact that it was set in Zimbabwe ; I'd never read a book written by a Zimbabwean author before, a part of the world that I am very familiar with.The content of the book probably isn't what one would characteristically associate with Africa , which adds to its appeal. At first we meet Abel Muranda, a man from rural Zimbabwe, who walks from his village (three weeks of travel) to the Zimbabwean capital of
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