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Comment: At least part of the Southern Eye article seems to be copied from Nehanda Radio. I suspect that author was plagiarizing the article.More reliable sources about the book are needed. Ca talk to me! 05:07, 5 February 2025 (UTC)
Comment: Goodreads is user-generated and therefore unreliable in this case. UserMemer (chat) Tribs 22:06, 15 November 2024 (UTC)
Aquilina (Or, The Confession Of Hatifari Maforimbo) is a novella by Masimba Musodza. It is an English translation of Aquilina (kana kuti, Reururo Hatifari Maforimbo), which he wrote in ChiShona, his native language.[1]
Background
editPlot Summary
editIn the fictional Zimbabwean township of Tswakata, a young teacher named Hatifari Maforimbo walks into the police station and confesses that he has murdered his live-in girlfriend, Aquilina. His written and signed statement, which forms the bulk of the novella, narrates his descent into what a psychiatrist describes as "pathological misogyny," leading to the tragedy.
Inspiration
editMusodza has stated that he was inspired by writers of weird fiction, such as H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, Sheridan Le Fanu and others. He was also inspired by a late night American TV movie he watched in parts (because he dozed on an off on the sofa) as a boy. A third and major source of inspiration was the Zimbabwean urban legend of Peggy The Ghost Prostitute.[2][3][failed verification]
References
edit- ^ Radio, Nehanda (2019-12-04). "Masimba Musodza: The Confession of Hatifari Maforimbo". Nehanda Radio. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ Muleya, Khumbulani. "Musodza's Aquilina translated into English". Southern Eye. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ "A 'ghost prostitute' called Peggy". The Sunday Mail. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2024-12-06.