Zimbabwe's Writing Diaspora
Zimbabwe's diaspora has given birth to yet another interesting writer,Tapiwa Kapurura, author of Touching the American Rainbow . Tapiwa Kapurura studied law in Zimbabwe before migrating to the United States in the year 2000. The synopsis of Touching the American Rainbow reads: Leaving Africa as an attorney, the young man from Zimbabwe left family and friends, and sold all his earthly possessions, hoping to start a better life in America. He took everything for granted. Considering himself educated enough to easily fit into the American job market, he hoped to easily pass the legal bar exam, become an American attorney and live “large.” Before departure, he combined his childhood fantasies with a mature analysis, convincing himself that he was bound for the biblical Canaan—“a land of milk and honey”. Just like anyone from the Third World, the author possessed a vivid-colored picture of America. He never contemplated any glitch in the transition process. Because of media hype, ...