Page by page, line by line, Brian has created a perfectly original and true narrative voice. ..Full of surprises, delicious little tics, and real fire-in-the-belly creativity ..but importantly, the voice comes off as effortless, and therefore true….it’s a major accomplishment.
Tod Wodicka author of ALL SHALL BE WELL

Page by page, line by line, Brian has created a perfectly original and true narrative voice. ..Full of surprises, delicious little tics, and real fire-in-the-belly creativity ..but importantly, the voice comes off as effortless, and therefore true….it’s a major accomplishment.
Tod Wodicka author of ALL SHALL BE WELL

Page by page, line by line, Brian has created a perfectly original and true narrative voice. ..Full of surprises, delicious little tics, and real fire-in-the-belly creativity ..but importantly, the voice comes off as effortless, and therefore true….it’s a major accomplishment.
Tod Wodicka author of ALL SHALL BE WELL

Chikwava’s sharp irreverent levity…Harare North’s wit and suggestiveness’
Mary Fitzgerald, New Statesman

Chikwava’s sharp irreverent levity…Harare North’s wit and suggestiveness’
Mary Fitzgerald, New Statesman

…Chikwava has created an utterly compelling anti-hero…This is a brave thing for any writer, especially for a first-time novelist to attempt, but Chikwava pulls it off…Chikwava’s great skills are his humour and his ability to create a powerful and original voice
Aminatta Forna, Guardian

…Chikwava has created an utterly compelling anti-hero…This is a brave thing for any writer, especially for a first-time novelist to attempt, but Chikwava pulls it off…Chikwava’s great skills are his humour and his ability to create a powerful and original voice
Aminatta Forna, Guardian

a shocking indictment of the way we treat those who come here seeking a better life
Steve Bloomfield, Independent on Sunday

a shocking indictment of the way we treat those who come here seeking a better life
Steve Bloomfield, Independent on Sunday

Chikwava looks to have few problems hooking the reader
Trevor Lewis, Sunday Times

Chikwava looks to have few problems hooking the reader
Trevor Lewis, Sunday Times

Hilarious and terrifying
Sarah Fakray, Dazed and Confused

Hilarious and terrifying
Sarah Fakray, Dazed and Confused

It’s a wry delight
Esquire

It’s a wry delight
Esquire

Chikwava gives his anti-hero an unforgettable voice; a fine balance between tragedy and comedy
Kate Saunders, The Times

Chikwava gives his anti-hero an unforgettable voice; a fine balance between tragedy and comedy
Kate Saunders, The Times

This fantastically energetic debut offers a dark, funny vision of the underbelly of London populated by illegal immigrants…Harare North’s politics are subversive and cynical and Brian Chikwava’s sharp style draws attention to the meanings not just behind the euphemisms that cloak human tragedy under Mugabe’s regime but the hypocrisies found in England’s capital
Tina Jackson, Metro

This fantastically energetic debut offers a dark, funny vision of the underbelly of London populated by illegal immigrants…Harare North’s politics are subversive and cynical and Brian Chikwava’s sharp style draws attention to the meanings not just behind the euphemisms that cloak human tragedy under Mugabe’s regime but the hypocrisies found in England’s capital
Tina Jackson, Metro

Chikwava’s unreliable narrator is animated with an unforgettable voice in this poetic and tragicomic tale.
We’re reading, The Times

Chikwava’s unreliable narrator is animated with an unforgettable voice in this poetic and tragicomic tale.
We’re reading, The Times

It’s a wry delight.
Esquire

It’s a wry delight.
Esquire

Chikwava gives his anti-hero an unforgettable voice; a fine balance between tragedy and comedy.
Kate Saunders, Times

Chikwava gives his anti-hero an unforgettable voice; a fine balance between tragedy and comedy.
Kate Saunders, Times

One of the more formally courageous novels I read this year
Ali Smith, The Scotsman

One of the more formally courageous novels I read this year
Ali Smith, The Scotsman

Chikwava has a distinctive style, a complex mix of grit and humour with a voice that is persuasive enough to unsettle the reader and force them to uncomfortably inhabit ‘the other’ and (somewhat guiltily) reassess certain assumptions
Time Out

Chikwava has a distinctive style, a complex mix of grit and humour with a voice that is persuasive enough to unsettle the reader and force them to uncomfortably inhabit ‘the other’ and (somewhat guiltily) reassess certain assumptions
Time Out

The comedy ranges from wry to very earthy, while the strikingly poetic use of African-derived imagery gives the novel much more than just a 'generic immigrant' feel… Harare North was a joy to read and comes highly recommenced for all in search of original voices in modern fiction
www.thebookbag.com

The comedy ranges from wry to very earthy, while the strikingly poetic use of African-derived imagery gives the novel much more than just a 'generic immigrant' feel… Harare North was a joy to read and comes highly recommenced for all in search of original voices in modern fiction
www.thebookbag.com

The narrator is an astute observer of London immigrant life. Chickwava can be funny as well, finding humour in the worst situations
Emily Firetog, Irish Times

The narrator is an astute observer of London immigrant life. Chickwava can be funny as well, finding humour in the worst situations
Emily Firetog, Irish Times