How Long to Read An African Memoir

How Long Does it Take to Read An African Memoir?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 38 minutes to read An African Memoir by Diana Mary Mitchell

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Mwana Wevhu meaning "child of the soil", is the Shona name given to Diana Mitchell by her great friend and Zimbabwean Nationalist, Willie Musarurwa. This was his tribute to her, recognizing her deep attachment to the country of her birth. Diana was born at the height of the Great Depression in what was then Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia and her memoirs chronicle her life as a political activist, journalist, and the first biographer of the African Nationalists who fought for Zimbabwe's Independence. She describes her poverty-stricken childhood in Southern Africa, her intellectual and political awakening in this British colony where racial prejudice and inequality were institutionalized. Around her, the momentous events of the early 1960's in Southern Africa unfold; she witnesses the dissolution of the Central African Federation, the rise to power of the reactionary Rhodesian Front government and its subsequent declaration of illegal UDI.Diana Mitchell's story narrates how she and a tiny band of like-minded liberals did political battle with the monolithic Smith Regime. While her ancestry was British she learned the Shona language and began to move within the social circles of the African Nationalists who were soon to be the leaders of the new country of Zimbabwe. The story moves from pre-war Bulawayo to the grandeur of Capetown University. Utterly fearless, Diana's quest for knowledge leads her from the staid suburbs of Salisbury, to the Frontline states of Zambia and Tanzania, culminating at the Foxtrot assembly point in central Zimbabwe where she covered the military handover from Rhodesian to ZANLA guerrilla forces. These memoirs capture her optimistic view of the first years of independent Zimbabwe, swiftly followed by disillusionment as she learns of the Gukurahundi massacres of Ndebele people by Robert Mugabe and his henchmen. Her unquenchable desire for justice and equality lead her to political and journalistic opposition to this new oppressor and finally to exile in the UK.

How long is An African Memoir?

An African Memoir by Diana Mary Mitchell is 328 pages long, and a total of 84,624 words.

This makes it 111% the length of the average book. It also has 103% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read An African Memoir Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 42 minutes to read An African Memoir aloud.

What Reading Level is An African Memoir?

An African Memoir is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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